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RAP to POA: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
6,073 mi
9,774 km · 5,277 nm
12h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,073 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 22m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from POA?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 6,073 miles (9,774 km, 5,277 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 22m 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 Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 3 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to POA?
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