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RCA to ALS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Alamosa (San Luis Valley Regional Bergman Field)
486 mi
781 km · 422 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
486 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- ALS — San Luis Valley Regional Bergman Field · Alamosa, 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 ALS
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport68 mi away
- RTN · Raton Municipal-Crews Field89 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport95 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from ALS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Alamosa (ALS) is 486 miles (781 km, 422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to ALS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 ALS?
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