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RCA to ALM: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
796 mi
1,282 km · 692 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
796 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m 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
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, 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 ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from ALM?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 796 miles (1,282 km, 692 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 ALM?
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