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RCA to IDA: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Idaho Falls (Idaho Falls Regional Airport)
449 mi
722 km · 390 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
449 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- IDA — Idaho Falls Regional Airport · Idaho Falls, 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 IDA
- PIH · Pocatello Regional Airport49 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport67 mi away
- WYS · Yellowstone Airport94 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from IDA?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Idaho Falls (IDA) is 449 miles (722 km, 390 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to IDA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 IDA?
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