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RAP to PLV: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Poltava (Suprunovka Airport)
5,479 mi
8,817 km · 4,761 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,479 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from PLV?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Poltava (PLV) is 5,479 miles (8,817 km, 4,761 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to PLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 13m 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 Poltava?
Poltava is 9 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to PLV?
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