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RCA to SPA: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport)
1,289 mi
2,075 km · 1,120 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,289 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, United States
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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from SPA?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Spartangurg (SPA) is 1,289 miles (2,075 km, 1,120 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to SPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 SPA?
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