Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCA to NUE: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Nuernberg (Nuremberg Airport)
4,851 mi
7,806 km · 4,215 nm
9h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
See live RCA→NUE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,851 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- NUE — Nuremberg Airport · Nuernberg, Germany
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 NUE
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport21 mi away
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport42 mi away
- KZG · Flugplatz Kitzingen43 mi away
- GHF · [Duplicate] Giebelstadt Army Air Field51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from NUE?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Nuernberg (NUE) is 4,851 miles (7,806 km, 4,215 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to NUE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 59m 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 Nuernberg?
Nuernberg is 8 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to NUE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–NUE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.