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WMC to RCA: distance & flight time
Winnemucca (Winnemucca Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
780 mi
1,256 km · 678 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
780 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- WMC — Winnemucca Municipal Airport · Winnemucca, 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 WMC
- LOL · Derby Field70 mi away
- EKO · Elko Regional Airport105 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station113 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport142 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 WMC from RCA?
The flight distance from Winnemucca (WMC) to Rapid City (RCA) is 780 miles (1,256 km, 678 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WMC to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 WMC to RCA?
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