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SLD to RAP: distance & flight time
Sliac (Sliač Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
5,141 mi
8,274 km · 4,468 nm
10h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,141 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLD — Sliač Airport · Sliac, Slovakia
- 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 SLD
- ILZ · Žilina Airport47 mi away
- TAT · Poprad-Tatry Airport59 mi away
- PZY · Piešťany Airport60 mi away
- UHE · Kunovice Airport82 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 SLD from RAP?
The flight distance from Sliac (SLD) to Rapid City (RAP) is 5,141 miles (8,274 km, 4,468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLD to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 33m 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 SLD to RAP?
Nonstop service on SLD–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 10h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sliac and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Sliac.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLD to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLD–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLD to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLD–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.