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RCA to APC: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Napa (Napa County Airport)
1,075 mi
1,730 km · 934 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,075 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- APC — Napa County Airport · Napa, 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 APC
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport41 mi away
- NOT · Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field16 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base20 mi away
- CCR · Buchanan Field20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from APC?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Napa (APC) is 1,075 miles (1,730 km, 934 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to APC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RCA to APC?
Nonstop service on RCA–APC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rapid City and Napa?
Napa is 1 hour behind Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to APC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–APC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RCA to APC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RCA–APC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.