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RCA to ETS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Enterprise (Enterprise Municipal Airport)
1,288 mi
2,073 km · 1,119 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ETS — Enterprise Municipal Airport · Enterprise, 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 ETS
- OZR · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport27 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field39 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from ETS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Enterprise (ETS) is 1,288 miles (2,073 km, 1,119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to ETS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 ETS?
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