Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCA to ATL: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Atlanta (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
1,234 mi
1,987 km · 1,073 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
See live RCA→ATL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,234 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- ATL — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 ATL
- FTY · Fulton County Airport Brown Field11 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport18 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base20 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from ATL?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Atlanta (ATL) is 1,234 miles (1,987 km, 1,073 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to ATL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 Atlanta?
Atlanta is 2 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to ATL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–ATL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.