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SWO to RCA: distance & flight time
Stillwater (Stillwater Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
636 mi
1,024 km · 553 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
636 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWO — Stillwater Regional Airport · Stillwater, 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.
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Near SWO
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport23 mi away
- PNC · Ponca City Regional Airport39 mi away
- END · Vance Air Force Base48 mi away
- TIK · Tinker Air Force Base54 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 SWO from RCA?
The flight distance from Stillwater (SWO) to Rapid City (RCA) is 636 miles (1,024 km, 553 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWO to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 time difference between Stillwater and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Stillwater.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWO to RCA?
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