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RAP to MSP: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
488 mi
786 km · 424 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
488 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from MSP?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 488 miles (786 km, 424 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to MSP?
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