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RAP to SPW: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Spencer (Spencer Municipal Airport)
397 mi
640 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- SPW — Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer, 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 SPW
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport66 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field80 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport82 mi away
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from SPW?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Spencer (SPW) is 397 miles (640 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to SPW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 SPW?
Nonstop service on RAP–SPW 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 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rapid City and Spencer?
Spencer is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to SPW?
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Why are some RAP to SPW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAP–SPW 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.