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RCA to WUS: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Wuyishan (Nanping Wuyishan Airport)
6,834 mi
10,999 km · 5,939 nm
13h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,834 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
- WUS — Nanping Wuyishan Airport · Wuyishan, 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 WUS
- SQD · Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport47 mi away
- SQJ · Shaxian Airport89 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport103 mi away
- JDZ · Jingdezhen Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from WUS?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Wuyishan (WUS) is 6,834 miles (10,999 km, 5,939 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to WUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 52m 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 Wuyishan?
Wuyishan is 14 hours ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCA to WUS?
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