Nonstop flight route between Skjern, Denmark and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA), Skjern, Denmark and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,456 miles (or 7,171 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 Stauning Vestjylland 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 Stauning Vestjylland 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: | STA / EKVJ |
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Location: | Skjern, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°59'24"N by 8°21'17"E |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STA |
More Information: | STA 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 Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA):
- In addition to being known as "Stauning Vestjylland Airport", another name for STA is "Vestjyllands Lufthavn".
- The furthest airport from Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Stauning Vestjylland Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Stauning Vestjylland 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 closest airport to Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) is Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of STA.
- Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) currently has only 1 runway.
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 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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.
- The airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
- 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.