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RAP to FTW: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport)
834 mi
1,342 km · 725 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
834 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from FTW?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Fort Worth (FTW) is 834 miles (1,342 km, 725 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to FTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 Fort Worth?
Fort Worth is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to FTW?
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