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RCA to GXY: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Greeley (Greeley–Weld County Airport)
268 mi
431 km · 233 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
268 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GXY — Greeley–Weld County Airport · Greeley, 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 GXY
- DEN · Denver International Airport40 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from GXY?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Greeley (GXY) is 268 miles (431 km, 233 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to GXY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RCA to GXY?
Nonstop service on RCA–GXY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to GXY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–GXY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RCA to GXY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RCA–GXY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.