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VDI to RCA: distance & flight time
Vidalia (Vidalia Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,390 mi
2,237 km · 1,208 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,390 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- VDI — Vidalia Regional Airport · Vidalia, 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 VDI
- TBR · Statesboro Bulloch County Airport42 mi away
- DBN · W H 'Bud' Barron Airport44 mi away
- LIY · Wright AAF (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional Airport52 mi away
- AYS · Waycross Ware County Airport65 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 VDI from RCA?
The flight distance from Vidalia (VDI) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,390 miles (2,237 km, 1,208 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VDI to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 29m 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 VDI to RCA?
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