Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCA to VYS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Peru (Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field)
733 mi
1,179 km · 637 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live RCA→VYS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
733 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- VYS — Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field · Peru, United States
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 VYS
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport78 mi away
- JOT · Joliet Regional Airport52 mi away
- PIA · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport55 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from VYS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Peru (VYS) is 733 miles (1,179 km, 637 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to VYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 Peru?
Peru is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to VYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCA–VYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.