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RAP to MSY: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,197 mi
1,927 km · 1,040 nm
3h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,197 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 4m 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from MSY?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,197 miles (1,927 km, 1,040 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 4m 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to MSY?
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