Nonstop flight route between Geneina, Sudan and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneina Airport (EGN), Geneina, Sudan and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,191 miles (or 11,573 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 Geneina 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 Geneina 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: | EGN / HSGN |
Airport Name: | Geneina Airport |
Location: | Geneina, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E |
Area Served: | Geneina, Sudan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2651 feet (808 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGN |
More Information: | EGN 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 Geneina Airport (EGN):
- The closest airport to Geneina Airport (EGN) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 112 miles (180 kilometers) WNW of EGN.
- The furthest airport from Geneina Airport (EGN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Geneina Airport (meaning Geneina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Geneina Airport (EGN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.
- 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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.