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RCA to GUP: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Gallup (Gallup Municipal Airport)
668 mi
1,075 km · 581 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
668 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m 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
- GUP — Gallup Municipal Airport · Gallup, 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 GUP
- GNT · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport55 mi away
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport91 mi away
- SOW · Show Low Regional Airport110 mi away
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from GUP?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Gallup (GUP) is 668 miles (1,075 km, 581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to GUP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 GUP?
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