Nonstop flight route between Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,925 miles (or 6,316 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 Tabatinga 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 Tabatinga 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: | TBT / SBTT |
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Location: | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°15'24"S by 69°56'16"W |
Area Served: | Tabatinga |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 279 feet (85 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBT |
More Information: | TBT 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 Tabatinga International Airport (TBT):
- In addition to being known as "Tabatinga International Airport", another name for TBT is "Aeroporto Internacional de Tabatinga".
- The closest airport to Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) is Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) N of TBT.
- Because of Tabatinga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 279 feet, planes can take off or land at Tabatinga 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.
- Tabatinga International Airport handled 49,493 passengers last year.
- Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Tabatinga International Airport (meaning Tabatinga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,825 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (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.
- 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 Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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.
- After the Army closed their facilities, the military housing at the Nike Integrated Fire Control sites was transferred to control of Ellsworth, and was used as Air Force military family housing until about 1990.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- 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.