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RAP to YWS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Whistler (Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome)
1,022 mi
1,645 km · 888 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,022 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- YWS — Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome · Whistler, 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 YWS
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport66 mi away
- YSE · Squamish Airport27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome59 mi away
- YPW · Powell River Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAP from YWS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Whistler (YWS) is 1,022 miles (1,645 km, 888 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to YWS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 Whistler?
Whistler is 1 hour behind Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to YWS?
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