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YZF to RCA: distance & flight time
Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,345 mi
2,164 km · 1,169 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,345 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m 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
- YZF — Yellowknife Airport · Yellowknife, 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 YZF
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport92 mi away
- YLE · Whatì Airport100 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport120 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport120 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 YZF from RCA?
The flight distance from Yellowknife (YZF) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,345 miles (2,164 km, 1,169 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZF to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 YZF to RCA?
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