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RCA to YHY: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport)
1,266 mi
2,037 km · 1,100 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,266 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
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 YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from YHY?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Hay River (YHY) is 1,266 miles (2,037 km, 1,100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to YHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 YHY?
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