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RCA to AIA: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Alliance (Alliance Municipal Airport)
145 mi
234 km · 126 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
145 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- AIA — Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance, United States
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 AIA
- BFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport43 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field66 mi away
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from AIA?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Alliance (AIA) is 145 miles (234 km, 126 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to AIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 cheapest way to fly from RCA to AIA?
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