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RAP to MEX: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
1,716 mi
2,761 km · 1,491 nm
3h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,716 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 50m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MEX — Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport · Mexico City, Mexico
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 MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from MEX?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Mexico City (MEX) is 1,716 miles (2,761 km, 1,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 50m 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 MEX?
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