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VBY to RCA: distance & flight time
Visby (Visby Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
4,640 mi
7,468 km · 4,032 nm
9h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,640 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 34m 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
- VBY — Visby Airport · Visby, Sweden
- 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 VBY
- OSK · Oskarshamn Airport72 mi away
- NYO · Stockholm Skavsta Airport94 mi away
- HLF · Hultsfred Airport94 mi away
- NRK · Norrköping Airport100 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 VBY from RCA?
The flight distance from Visby (VBY) to Rapid City (RCA) is 4,640 miles (7,468 km, 4,032 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBY to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 Visby and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Visby.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VBY to RCA?
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