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SKH to RAP: distance & flight time
Surkhet (Surkhet Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
7,410 mi
11,925 km · 6,439 nm
15h
estimated nonstop flight time
-11.7h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,410 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKH — Surkhet Airport · Surkhet, Nepal
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SKH
- KEP · Nepalgunj Airport33 mi away
- RUK · Rukum Chaurjahari Airport34 mi away
- DNP · Tulsipur Airport52 mi away
- JUM · Jumla Airport58 mi away
Near RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKH from RAP?
The flight distance from Surkhet (SKH) to Rapid City (RAP) is 7,410 miles (11,925 km, 6,439 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKH to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SKH to RAP?
Nonstop service on SKH–RAP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Surkhet and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 11.7 hours behind Surkhet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKH to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKH–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKH to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKH–RAP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.