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RCA to YSN: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Salmon Arm (Shuswap Regional Airport)
876 mi
1,410 km · 761 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
876 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m 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
- YSN — Shuswap Regional Airport · Salmon Arm, 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 YSN
- YVE · Vernon Airport30 mi away
- YRV · Revelstoke Airport50 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport51 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from YSN?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Salmon Arm (YSN) is 876 miles (1,410 km, 761 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to YSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 22m 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 YSN?
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