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RAP to YNT: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Yantai (Yantai Laishan Airport)
6,161 mi
9,915 km · 5,354 nm
12h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,161 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 33m 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
- YNT — Yantai Laishan Airport · Yantai, China
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 YNT
- WEH · Weihai Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport96 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport108 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from YNT?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Yantai (YNT) is 6,161 miles (9,915 km, 5,354 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to YNT?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 33m 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 Yantai?
Yantai is 14 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to YNT?
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