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RCA to PUT: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Puttaparthi (Sri Sathya Sai Airport)
8,409 mi
13,532 km · 7,307 nm
16h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,409 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 57m 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
- PUT — Sri Sathya Sai Airport · Puttaparthi, India
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 PUT
- BLR · Kempegowda International Airport66 mi away
- CDP · Kadapa Airport70 mi away
- BEP · Bellary Airport93 mi away
- VDY · Vijayanagar Aerodrome (JSW)105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from PUT?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Puttaparthi (PUT) is 8,409 miles (13,532 km, 7,307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to PUT?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 PUT?
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