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RCA to TFL: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Teofilo Otoni (Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport)
5,778 mi
9,299 km · 5,021 nm
11h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,778 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TFL — Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport · Teofilo Otoni, 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 TFL
- GVR · Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport76 mi away
- MVS · Mucuri Airport109 mi away
- TXF · 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport124 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from TFL?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Teofilo Otoni (TFL) is 5,778 miles (9,299 km, 5,021 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to TFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 48m 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 TFL?
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