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TCS to RCA: distance & flight time
Truth Or Consequences (Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
786 mi
1,265 km · 683 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
786 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- TCS — Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth Or Consequences, 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 TCS
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport69 mi away
- DMN · Deming Municipal Airport72 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base73 mi away
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport79 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 TCS from RCA?
The flight distance from Truth Or Consequences (TCS) to Rapid City (RCA) is 786 miles (1,265 km, 683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCS to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 TCS to RCA?
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