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RAP to BLI: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport)
981 mi
1,579 km · 852 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
981 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, 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 BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from BLI?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Bellingham (BLI) is 981 miles (1,579 km, 852 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to BLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 Bellingham?
Bellingham is 1 hour behind Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to BLI?
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