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RAP to VNS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
7,620 mi
12,264 km · 6,622 nm
15h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,620 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 25m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from VNS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Varanasi (VNS) is 7,620 miles (12,264 km, 6,622 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 25m 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 Varanasi?
Varanasi is 11.5 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to VNS?
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