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RCA to BFU: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Bengbu (Bengbu Airport)
6,540 mi
10,525 km · 5,683 nm
13h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,540 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BFU — Bengbu Airport · Bengbu, China
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 BFU
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport74 mi away
- XUZ · Xuzhou Guanyin Airport85 mi away
- FUG · Fuyang Xiguan Airport92 mi away
- NKG · Nanjing Lukou Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from BFU?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Bengbu (BFU) is 6,540 miles (10,525 km, 5,683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to BFU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 17m 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 BFU?
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