Nonstop flight route between Antwerp, Belgium and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antwerp International Airport (ANR), Antwerp, Belgium and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,558 miles (or 7,335 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Antwerp International Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Antwerp International Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANR / EBAW |
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Location: | Antwerp, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°11'21"N by 4°27'37"E |
Area Served: | Antwerp, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Flemish Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANR |
More Information: | ANR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
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Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W |
View all routes: | Routes from RCA |
More Information: | RCA Maps & Info |
Facts about Antwerp International Airport (ANR):
- In addition to being known as "Antwerp International Airport", other names for ANR include "Internationale Luchthaven Antwerpen" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-70".
- The furthest airport from Antwerp International Airport (ANR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Antwerp International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Antwerp International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The nearest major international airport is Brussels Airport approx.
- Antwerp International Airport (ANR) has 2 runways.
- BMI Regional announced the termination of their route to Manchester for 29 November 2013.
- The closest airport to Antwerp International Airport (ANR) is Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of ANR.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- On 1 June 1971, SAC deactivated the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division and by October of that year, an upgraded LGM-30F Minuteman II also replaced the Minuteman I missiles.
- In March 1944, heavy bomber operational training ended and the 225th Army Air Force Base Unit began training of replacement personnel for deployed heavy bombardment units in the overseas combat theaters.
- The furthest airport from Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,026 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The closest airport to Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of RCA.
- The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.