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YHE to RCA: distance & flight time
Hope (Hope Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
939 mi
1,512 km · 816 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
939 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m 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
- YHE — Hope Airport · Hope, 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 YHE
- YCW · Chilliwack Airport25 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport77 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport46 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport54 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 YHE from RCA?
The flight distance from Hope (YHE) to Rapid City (RCA) is 939 miles (1,512 km, 816 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YHE to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 YHE to RCA?
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