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XTL to RCA: distance & flight time
Tadoule Lake (Tadoule Lake Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,025 mi
1,649 km · 890 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- XTL — Tadoule Lake Airport · Tadoule Lake, Canada
- 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 XTL
- XLB · Lac Brochet Airport106 mi away
- YBT · Brochet Airport128 mi away
- XSI · South Indian Lake Airport133 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 XTL from RCA?
The flight distance from Tadoule Lake (XTL) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,025 miles (1,649 km, 890 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XTL to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 XTL to RCA?
Nonstop service on XTL–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 2h 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Tadoule Lake and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Tadoule Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from XTL to RCA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on XTL–RCA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some XTL to RCA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain XTL–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.