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WBU to RCA: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
304 mi
489 km · 264 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
304 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, 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 WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 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 WBU from RCA?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Rapid City (RCA) is 304 miles (489 km, 264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WBU to RCA?
Nonstop service on WBU–RCA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to RCA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WBU–RCA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WBU to RCA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WBU–RCA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.