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RCA to HDY: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Hat Yai (Hat Yai International Airport)
8,616 mi
13,865 km · 7,487 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,616 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- HDY — Hat Yai International Airport · Hat Yai, Thailand
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 HDY
- SGZ · Songkhla Airport23 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport51 mi away
- PAN · Pattani Airport53 mi away
- LGK · Langkawi International Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from HDY?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Hat Yai (HDY) is 8,616 miles (13,865 km, 7,487 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to HDY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Hat Yai?
Hat Yai is 13 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to HDY?
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