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RAP to MSL: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
1,043 mi
1,678 km · 906 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,043 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m 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
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from MSL?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 1,043 miles (1,678 km, 906 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to MSL?
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