Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCA to IOW: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
610 mi
981 km · 530 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live RCA→IOW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
610 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 IOW
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport19 mi away
- MLI · Quad City International Airport55 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport59 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from IOW?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Iowa City (IOW) is 610 miles (981 km, 530 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 Iowa City?
Iowa City is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to IOW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–IOW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.