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RAP to BAU: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Bauru (Bauru Airport)
5,717 mi
9,200 km · 4,968 nm
11h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,717 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- BAU — Bauru Airport · Bauru, Brazil
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 BAU
- JTC · Bauru - Arealva Airport12 mi away
- QCJ · Botucatu - Tancredo de Almeida Neves Airport56 mi away
- MII · Frank Miloye Milenkowichi–Marília State Airport57 mi away
- LIP · Lins Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from BAU?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Bauru (BAU) is 5,717 miles (9,200 km, 4,968 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to BAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Bauru?
Bauru is 3 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to BAU?
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