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RCA to CSY: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Cheboksary (Cheboksary Airport)
5,301 mi
8,531 km · 4,606 nm
10h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,301 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 52m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CSY — Cheboksary Airport · Cheboksary, Russia
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 CSY
- JOK · Yoshkar-Ola Airport47 mi away
- KZN · Kazan International Airport82 mi away
- ULY · Ulyanovsk East Airport130 mi away
- ULV · Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from CSY?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Cheboksary (CSY) is 5,301 miles (8,531 km, 4,606 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to CSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 52m 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 Cheboksary?
Cheboksary is 9 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to CSY?
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