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YPY to RCA: distance & flight time
Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,066 mi
1,715 km · 926 nm
2h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,066 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 47m 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, 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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 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 YPY from RCA?
The flight distance from Fort Chipewyan (YPY) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,066 miles (1,715 km, 926 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPY to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 47m 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 YPY to RCA?
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