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RAP to SFT: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport)
4,347 mi
6,996 km · 3,777 nm
8h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,347 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from SFT?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Skelleftea (SFT) is 4,347 miles (6,996 km, 3,777 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to SFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 59m 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 Skelleftea?
Skelleftea is 8 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to SFT?
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