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RCA to BEY: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Beirut (Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport)
6,454 mi
10,387 km · 5,608 nm
13h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,454 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- BEY — Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut, Lebanon
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 BEY
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport58 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport66 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from BEY?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Beirut (BEY) is 6,454 miles (10,387 km, 5,608 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to BEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 7m 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 Beirut?
Beirut is 9 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to BEY?
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