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RAP to ATW: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Appleton (Appleton International Airport)
720 mi
1,159 km · 626 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
720 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- ATW — Appleton International Airport · Appleton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 ATW
- OSH · Wittman Regional Airport19 mi away
- GRB · Austin Straubel International Airport25 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport34 mi away
- SBM · Sheboygan County Memorial Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from ATW?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Appleton (ATW) is 720 miles (1,159 km, 626 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to ATW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 Appleton?
Appleton is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to ATW?
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