Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SHR to RCA: distance & flight time
Sheridan (Sheridan County Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
196 mi
315 km · 170 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
See live SHR→RCA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
196 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SHR — Sheridan County Airport · Sheridan, United States
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SHR
- WRL · Worland Municipal Airport73 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport77 mi away
- COD · Yellowstone Regional Airport102 mi away
- BIL · Billings Logan International Airport105 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHR from RCA?
The flight distance from Sheridan (SHR) to Rapid City (RCA) is 196 miles (315 km, 170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHR to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 SHR to RCA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHR–RCA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.