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RAP to NKG: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou Airport)
6,572 mi
10,576 km · 5,711 nm
13h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,572 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- NKG — Nanjing Lukou Airport · Nanjing, 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 NKG
- WHU · Wuhu Air Base36 mi away
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport55 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport76 mi away
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from NKG?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Nanjing (NKG) is 6,572 miles (10,576 km, 5,711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to NKG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 21m 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 Nanjing?
Nanjing is 14 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to NKG?
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