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RCA to TCC: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Tucumcari (Tucumcari Municipal Airport)
620 mi
997 km · 539 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
620 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TCC — Tucumcari Municipal Airport · Tucumcari, 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 TCC
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base58 mi away
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport60 mi away
- DHT · Dalhart Municipal Airport83 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from TCC?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Tucumcari (TCC) is 620 miles (997 km, 539 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to TCC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 TCC?
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