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RCA to JIC: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport)
6,507 mi
10,472 km · 5,654 nm
13h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,507 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 14m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from JIC?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Jinchuan (JIC) is 6,507 miles (10,472 km, 5,654 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to JIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 14m 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 JIC?
Nonstop service on RCA–JIC 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 13h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to JIC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–JIC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RCA to JIC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RCA–JIC 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.