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YPS to RCA: distance & flight time
Port Hawkesbury (Port Hawkesbury Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
2,022 mi
3,254 km · 1,757 nm
4h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,022 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 26m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YPS — Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury, 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 YPS
- YQY · Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport72 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport95 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport117 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport124 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 YPS from RCA?
The flight distance from Port Hawkesbury (YPS) to Rapid City (RCA) is 2,022 miles (3,254 km, 1,757 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPS to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 26m 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 YPS to RCA?
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