Nonstop flight route between Ängelholm, Sweden and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH), Ängelholm, Sweden and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,566 miles (or 7,348 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 Ängelholm–Helsingborg 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 Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH):

• The closest airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) is Halmstad Airport (HAD), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) N of AGH.
• Because of Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 68 feet, planes can take off or land at Ängelholm–Helsingborg 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.
• Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,482 miles (18,479 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport", another name for AGH is "Ängelholm–Helsingborg flygplats".

Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
• In October 1960, Ellsworth entered the "Space Age," with the activation of the 850th Strategic Missile Squadron, initially assigned to the 28 BMW.
• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental 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.
• The 740th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1955 with AN/MPS-7 search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
• 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.
• Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.