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RCA to QPS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Piracununga (Campo Fontenelle Airport)
5,768 mi
9,282 km · 5,012 nm
11h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,768 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 47m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- QPS — Campo Fontenelle Airport · Piracununga, Brazil
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 QPS
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport37 mi away
- POO · Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport50 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport53 mi away
- CPQ · Amarais Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from QPS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Piracununga (QPS) is 5,768 miles (9,282 km, 5,012 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to QPS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 47m 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 Piracununga?
Piracununga is 3 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to QPS?
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