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RAP to RSL: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
419 mi
675 km · 365 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
419 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from RSL?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Russell (RSL) is 419 miles (675 km, 365 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 RSL?
Nonstop service on RAP–RSL 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 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to RSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAP–RSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RAP to RSL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAP–RSL 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.