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RAP to CIH: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Changzhi (Changzhi Airport)
6,443 mi
10,370 km · 5,599 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,443 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- CIH — Changzhi Airport · Changzhi, China
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 CIH
- HDG · Handan Airport75 mi away
- LFQ · Linfen Qiaoli Airport83 mi away
- TYN · Taiyuan Wusu Airport107 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from CIH?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Changzhi (CIH) is 6,443 miles (10,370 km, 5,599 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to CIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m 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 Changzhi?
Changzhi is 14 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to CIH?
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