Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Ford Airport (IMT), Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 739 miles (or 1,189 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 relatively short distance between Ellsworth Air Force Base and Ford Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMT / KIMT |
Airport Name: | Ford Airport |
Location: | Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°49'5"N by 88°6'51"W |
Area Served: | Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Dickinson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1182 feet (360 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IMT |
More Information: | IMT Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 15 July 1945, the 225th AAFBU was inactivated and Rapid City AAB was placed on standby status as the Army Air Forces began to demobilize.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
Facts about Ford Airport (IMT):
- The furthest airport from Ford Airport (IMT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,966 miles (17,647 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ford Airport (IMT) is Delta County Airport (ESC), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) E of IMT.
- Ford Airport (IMT) has 2 runways.
- Ford Airport serves the greater Dickinson County area which includes the cities of Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway in Michigan and the bordering Wisconsin communities of Aurora, Florence and Niagara.