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RCA to TCS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Truth Or Consequences (Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport)
786 mi
1,265 km · 683 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
786 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m 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
- TCS — Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth Or Consequences, 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 TCS
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport69 mi away
- DMN · Deming Municipal Airport72 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base73 mi away
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from TCS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Truth Or Consequences (TCS) is 786 miles (1,265 km, 683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to TCS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 TCS?
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