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TEX to RCA: distance & flight time
Telluride (Telluride Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
495 mi
797 km · 431 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
495 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TEX — Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride, 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 TEX
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport38 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport56 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport60 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport66 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 TEX from RCA?
The flight distance from Telluride (TEX) to Rapid City (RCA) is 495 miles (797 km, 431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TEX to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 TEX to RCA?
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