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RAP to LAJ: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Lajes (Lages Airport)
5,978 mi
9,621 km · 5,195 nm
12h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,978 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 11m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from LAJ?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Lajes (LAJ) is 5,978 miles (9,621 km, 5,195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to LAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 11m 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 Lajes?
Lajes is 3 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to LAJ?
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