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RAP to DRO: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Durango (Durango La Plata County Airport)
536 mi
863 km · 466 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
536 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m 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
- DRO — Durango La Plata County Airport · Durango, 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 DRO
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport39 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport56 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from DRO?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Durango (DRO) is 536 miles (863 km, 466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to DRO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 DRO?
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