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RAP to PBF: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field)
904 mi
1,455 km · 786 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
904 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m 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
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from PBF?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Pine Bluff (PBF) is 904 miles (1,455 km, 786 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to PBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RAP to PBF?
Nonstop service on RAP–PBF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rapid City and Pine Bluff?
Pine Bluff is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to PBF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAP–PBF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RAP to PBF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAP–PBF tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.