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RCA to COD: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Cody (Yellowstone Regional Airport)
294 mi
473 km · 255 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
294 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m 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
- COD — Yellowstone Regional Airport · Cody, 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 COD
- WRL · Worland Municipal Airport65 mi away
- BIL · Billings Logan International Airport92 mi away
- SHR · Sheridan County Airport102 mi away
- RIW · Riverton Regional Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from COD?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Cody (COD) is 294 miles (473 km, 255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to COD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 COD?
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