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YSN to RCA: distance & flight time
Salmon Arm (Shuswap Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
876 mi
1,410 km · 761 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
876 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YSN — Shuswap Regional Airport · Salmon Arm, 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 YSN
- YVE · Vernon Airport30 mi away
- YRV · Revelstoke Airport50 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport51 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport53 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 YSN from RCA?
The flight distance from Salmon Arm (YSN) to Rapid City (RCA) is 876 miles (1,410 km, 761 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSN to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 22m 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 YSN to RCA?
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