Nonstop flight route between Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 794 miles (or 1,277 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 Antlers Municipal Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATE / |
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Location: | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°11'33"N by 95°38'58"W |
Area Served: | Antlers, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Antlers |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 575 feet (175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATE |
More Information: | ATE 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 Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE):
- Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Antlers Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 575 feet, planes can take off or land at Antlers Municipal 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 Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,810 miles (17,397 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Antlers Municipal Airport", other names for ATE include "none" and "80F".
- The closest airport to Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ATE.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- In March 1994, Ellsworth welcomed the 34th Bomb Squadron, a geographically separated unit that was awaiting airfield upgrades before it could return to its parent organization, the 366th Wing, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".