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PVU to RCA: distance & flight time
Provo (Provo Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
518 mi
833 km · 450 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
518 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PVU — Provo Municipal Airport · Provo, United States
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PVU
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport42 mi away
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base64 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field66 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport69 mi away
Near RCA
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field41 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport90 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PVU from RCA?
The flight distance from Provo (PVU) to Rapid City (RCA) is 518 miles (833 km, 450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVU to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PVU to RCA?
Nonstop service on PVU–RCA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVU to RCA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PVU–RCA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PVU to RCA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PVU–RCA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.