Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCA to GLT: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Gladstone (Gladstone Airport)
8,107 mi
13,046 km · 7,045 nm
16h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
See live RCA→GLT fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,107 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- GLT — Gladstone Airport · Gladstone, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 GLT
- GKL · Great Keppel Is Airport51 mi away
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport58 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport59 mi away
- BDB · Bundaberg Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from GLT?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Gladstone (GLT) is 8,107 miles (13,046 km, 7,045 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to GLT?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 22m 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 Gladstone?
Gladstone is 16 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to GLT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–GLT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.