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RCA to AAQ: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Anapa (Anapa Vityazevo Airport)
5,817 mi
9,361 km · 5,055 nm
11h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,817 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- AAQ — Anapa Vityazevo Airport · Anapa, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RCA
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field41 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport90 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport121 mi away
Near AAQ
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport44 mi away
- KHC · Kerch Airport53 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport89 mi away
- EIK · Yeysk Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from AAQ?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Anapa (AAQ) is 5,817 miles (9,361 km, 5,055 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to AAQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 52m 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 Anapa?
Anapa is 9 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to AAQ?
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