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RCA to GUC: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Gunnison (Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport)
435 mi
701 km · 378 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
435 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- GUC — Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison, 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 GUC
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field48 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport52 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport66 mi away
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from GUC?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Gunnison (GUC) is 435 miles (701 km, 378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to GUC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 GUC?
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