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RAP to BTM: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Butte (Bert Mooney Airport)
479 mi
771 km · 417 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
479 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BTM — Bert Mooney Airport · Butte, 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 BTM
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport51 mi away
- BZN · Gallatin Field66 mi away
- SMN · Lemhi County Airport88 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from BTM?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Butte (BTM) is 479 miles (771 km, 417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to BTM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RAP to BTM?
Nonstop service on RAP–BTM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to BTM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAP–BTM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RAP to BTM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAP–BTM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.