Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RAP to AST: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Astoria (Astoria Regional Airport)
1,023 mi
1,646 km · 889 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live RAP→AST fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,023 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- AST — Astoria Regional Airport · Astoria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Near AST
- KLS · Southwest Washington Regional Airport47 mi away
- OTK · Tillamook Airport51 mi away
- HQM · Bowerman Airport56 mi away
- CLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from AST?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Astoria (AST) is 1,023 miles (1,646 km, 889 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to AST?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Rapid City and Astoria?
Astoria is 1 hour behind Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to AST?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAP–AST that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.