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RAP to CEZ: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Cortez (Cortez Municipal Airport)
549 mi
884 km · 477 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
549 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CEZ — Cortez Municipal Airport · Cortez, 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 CEZ
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport45 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport60 mi away
- GMV · Monument Valley Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from CEZ?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Cortez (CEZ) is 549 miles (884 km, 477 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to CEZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 CEZ?
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