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RAP to NST: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Nakhon Si Thammarat (Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport)
8,529 mi
13,726 km · 7,411 nm
17h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,529 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- NST — Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport · Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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 NST
- URT · Surat Thani Airport69 mi away
- USM · Samui Airport70 mi away
- KBV · Krabi Airport72 mi away
- TST · Trang Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from NST?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) is 8,529 miles (13,726 km, 7,411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to NST?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 11m 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 Nakhon Si Thammarat?
Nakhon Si Thammarat is 13 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to NST?
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