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RCA to BOI: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Boise (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field)
654 mi
1,053 km · 568 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
654 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BOI — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise, 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 BOI
- MUO · Mountain Home Air Force Base40 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport50 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport92 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from BOI?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Boise (BOI) is 654 miles (1,053 km, 568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to BOI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 BOI?
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