Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RAP to SHP: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
6,051 mi
9,738 km · 5,258 nm
12h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
See live RAP→SHP fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,051 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 20m 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
- SHP — Shanhaiguan Airport · Qinhuangdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 SHP
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport41 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base66 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport105 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from SHP?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 6,051 miles (9,738 km, 5,258 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 20m 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 Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 14 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to SHP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAP–SHP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.