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RAP to BFK: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Buckley (Buckley Air Force Base)
313 mi
503 km · 272 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
313 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- BFK — Buckley Air Force Base · Buckley, 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 BFK
- DEN · Denver International Airport12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from BFK?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Buckley (BFK) is 313 miles (503 km, 272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to BFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 cheapest way to fly from RAP to BFK?
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