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RCA to CWB: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Curitiba (Afonso Pena Airport)
5,897 mi
9,490 km · 5,124 nm
12h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,897 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 2m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- CWB — Afonso Pena Airport · Curitiba, Brazil
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 CWB
- BFH · Bacacheri Airport9 mi away
- JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport54 mi away
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo65 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from CWB?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Curitiba (CWB) is 5,897 miles (9,490 km, 5,124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to CWB?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 2m 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 Curitiba?
Curitiba is 3 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to CWB?
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