Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCA to VRL: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Vila Real (Vila Real Airport)
4,551 mi
7,324 km · 3,955 nm
9h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live RCA→VRL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,551 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- VRL — Vila Real Airport · Vila Real, Portugal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 VRL
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)39 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome43 mi away
- OPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport50 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from VRL?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Vila Real (VRL) is 4,551 miles (7,324 km, 3,955 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to VRL?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 23m 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 Vila Real?
Vila Real is 7 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to VRL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–VRL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.