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RCA to MID: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Merida (Licenciado Manuel Crescencio Rejon Int Airport)
1,779 mi
2,863 km · 1,546 nm
3h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,779 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 57m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MID — Licenciado Manuel Crescencio Rejon Int Airport · Merida, Mexico
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 MID
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from MID?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Merida (MID) is 1,779 miles (2,863 km, 1,546 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to MID?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 57m 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 MID?
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