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RAP to LFQ: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → LINFEN (Linfen Qiaoli Airport)
6,485 mi
10,437 km · 5,636 nm
13h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,485 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LFQ — Linfen Qiaoli Airport · LINFEN, 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 LFQ
- YCU · Yuncheng Guangong Airport78 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport83 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from LFQ?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to LINFEN (LFQ) is 6,485 miles (10,437 km, 5,636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to LFQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 11m 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 LFQ?
Nonstop service on RAP–LFQ 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 13h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to LFQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAP–LFQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RAP to LFQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAP–LFQ 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.