Nonstop flight route between Kütahya, Turkey and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zafer Airport (KZR), Kütahya, Turkey and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,988 miles (or 9,637 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 Zafer 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 Zafer 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: | KZR / LTBZ |
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Location: | Kütahya, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°6'41"N by 30°7'47"E |
Area Served: | Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar, Uşak |
Operator/Owner: | DHMI |
Airport Type: | International |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KZR |
More Information: | KZR 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 Zafer Airport (KZR):
- In addition to being known as "Zafer Airport", another name for KZR is "Zafer Havalimanı".
- The furthest airport from Zafer Airport (KZR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,281 miles (18,155 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The facility with a total covered area of 27,000 m2 is built on 370 ha land.
- The closest airport to Zafer Airport (KZR) is Afyon Airport (AFY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SE of KZR.
- Zafer Airport (KZR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- On 2 January 1942, the U.S.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.