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RAP to YAM: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport)
915 mi
1,473 km · 795 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
915 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, Canada
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 YAM
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from YAM?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) is 915 miles (1,473 km, 795 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to YAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 Sault Sainte Marie?
Sault Sainte Marie is 2 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to YAM?
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