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RCA to ZQZ: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Zhangjiakou (Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport)
6,114 mi
9,840 km · 5,313 nm
12h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,114 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 27m 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
- ZQZ — Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport · Zhangjiakou, 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 ZQZ
- DAT · Datong Airport89 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport98 mi away
- UCB · Ulanqab Jining Airport99 mi away
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCA from ZQZ?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Zhangjiakou (ZQZ) is 6,114 miles (9,840 km, 5,313 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to ZQZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 27m 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 ZQZ?
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