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RAP to PAQ: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Palmer (Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport)
2,205 mi
3,548 km · 1,916 nm
4h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,205 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 47m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- PAQ — Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer, 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 PAQ
- WWA · Wasilla Airport15 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport29 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base34 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from PAQ?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Palmer (PAQ) is 2,205 miles (3,548 km, 1,916 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to PAQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 47m 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 Palmer?
Palmer is 2 hours behind Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to PAQ?
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