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RCA to WHU: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Wuhu (Wuhu Air Base)
6,599 mi
10,620 km · 5,734 nm
13h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,599 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- WHU — Wuhu Air Base · Wuhu, China
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 WHU
- NKG · Nanjing Lukou Airport36 mi away
- JUH · Jiuhuashan Airport62 mi away
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport71 mi away
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from WHU?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Wuhu (WHU) is 6,599 miles (10,620 km, 5,734 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to WHU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 24m 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 WHU?
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