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TIW to RAP: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
966 mi
1,554 km · 839 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
966 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 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 TIW from RAP?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Rapid City (RAP) is 966 miles (1,554 km, 839 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 Tacoma and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to RAP?
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