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RAP to PEK: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
6,123 mi
9,854 km · 5,321 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m 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
- PEK — Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing, 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 PEK
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport23 mi away
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport77 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from PEK?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Beijing (PEK) is 6,123 miles (9,854 km, 5,321 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 28m 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 Beijing?
Beijing is 14 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to PEK?
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