Nonstop flight route between Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°54'11"N by 5°21'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from ASK to RCA:
6,265.30 miles (10,082.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK), Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,265 miles (or 10,083 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 Yamoussoukro Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASK / DIYO |
| Airport Name: | Yamoussoukro Airport |
| Location: | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°54'11"N by 5°21'56"W |
| Area Served: | Yamoussoukro |
| Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASK |
| More Information: | ASK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK):
- Because of Yamoussoukro Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamoussoukro 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 furthest airport from Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yamoussoukro Airport (meaning Yamoussoukro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,105 miles (19,481 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Dimbokro Airport (DIM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of ASK.
- Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) 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 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.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.69 miles (84.80 km) ESE | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire |     |
| 2 | 61.11 miles (98.35 km) NNE | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 69.81 miles (112.35 km) SW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 76.37 miles (122.91 km) W | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 5 | 76.71 miles (123.44 km) S | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 6 | 87.52 miles (140.85 km) NNE | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 146.32 miles (235.47 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 150.36 miles (241.99 km) W | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 150.51 miles (242.21 km) SE | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 154.47 miles (248.59 km) W | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 172.13 miles (277.01 km) N | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 176.36 miles (283.83 km) SE | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 186.68 miles (300.43 km) N | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 194.27 miles (312.64 km) ENE | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 197.38 miles (317.66 km) NNW | Boundiali Airport (BXI) | Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,105.14 miles (19,481.28 km) SSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,104.97 miles (19,481.01 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,041.95 miles (19,379.58 km) SSW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,942.23 miles (19,219.10 km) S | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,922.91 miles (19,188.02 km) S | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,855.26 miles (19,079.14 km) S | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,825.75 miles (19,031.65 km) S | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,811.03 miles (19,007.96 km) S | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,773.80 miles (18,948.05 km) SE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,756.47 miles (18,920.16 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,747.22 miles (18,905.27 km) SE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 12 | 11,740.95 miles (18,895.18 km) SE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,735.22 miles (18,885.96 km) S | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 14 | 11,728.02 miles (18,874.38 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,724.51 miles (18,868.72 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.04 miles (11.33 km) S | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 2 | 41.93 miles (67.49 km) WNW | Black Hills Airport (SPF) | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 82.62 miles (132.96 km) SSE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 4 | 90.44 miles (145.55 km) S | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 122.78 miles (197.60 km) W | Gillette–Campbell County Airport (GCC) | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 138.94 miles (223.59 km) E | Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 142.03 miles (228.58 km) N | Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) | Bowman, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) S | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 148.71 miles (239.33 km) SW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 153.78 miles (247.49 km) SSW | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 11 | 154.79 miles (249.12 km) SE | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 159.20 miles (256.21 km) S | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 13 | 162.60 miles (261.68 km) NE | Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG) | Mobridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 183.63 miles (295.52 km) N | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | |
| 15 | 188.89 miles (303.99 km) SE | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,579.32 miles (17,025.72 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,460.72 miles (16,834.85 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,437.71 miles (16,797.83 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,415.77 miles (16,762.51 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,301.11 miles (16,577.99 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,292.17 miles (16,563.61 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,268.77 miles (16,525.95 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,252.53 miles (16,499.80 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,244.09 miles (16,486.22 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,200.19 miles (16,415.58 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,193.03 miles (16,404.05 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,186.88 miles (16,394.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,186.40 miles (16,393.38 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,176.73 miles (16,377.83 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,162.30 miles (16,354.60 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |