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RCA to CMD: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → (Cootamundra Airport)
8,700 mi
14,002 km · 7,560 nm
17h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,700 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 32m 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
- CMD — Cootamundra Airport · , Australia
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 CMD
- NGA · Young Airport28 mi away
- TEM · Temora Airport33 mi away
- TUM · Tumut Airport46 mi away
- WGA · Wagga Wagga City Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from CMD?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to (CMD) is 8,700 miles (14,002 km, 7,560 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to CMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 32m 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 CMD?
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