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RCA to YYN: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Swift Current (Swift Current Airport)
476 mi
766 km · 414 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
476 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- YYN — Swift Current Airport · Swift Current, 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 YYN
- YMJ · Moose Jaw Air Vice Marshal C. M. McEwen Airport94 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport107 mi away
- YQR · Regina International Airport134 mi away
- YXH · Medicine Hat Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from YYN?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Swift Current (YYN) is 476 miles (766 km, 414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to YYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 YYN?
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