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YNL to RCA: distance & flight time
Points North Landing (Points North Landing Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
977 mi
1,573 km · 849 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
977 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YNL — Points North Landing Airport · Points North Landing, 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 YNL
- ZWL · Wollaston Lake Airport35 mi away
- YKJ · Key Lake Airport90 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport92 mi away
- YBT · Brochet Airport92 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 YNL from RCA?
The flight distance from Points North Landing (YNL) to Rapid City (RCA) is 977 miles (1,573 km, 849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YNL to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 YNL to RCA?
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