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RAP to CYI: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Chiayi (Chiayi Airport)
7,023 mi
11,303 km · 6,103 nm
14h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,023 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 14m 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
- CYI — Chiayi Airport · Chiayi, Taiwan
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 CYI
- TNN · Tainan Airport37 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport49 mi away
- PIF · Pingtung North Airport53 mi away
- TXG · Taichung Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from CYI?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Chiayi (CYI) is 7,023 miles (11,303 km, 6,103 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to CYI?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 14m 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 CYI?
Nonstop service on RAP–CYI 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 14h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rapid City and Chiayi?
Chiayi is 14 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to CYI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAP–CYI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RAP to CYI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAP–CYI 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.