Nonstop flight route between Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barcelos Airport (BAZ), Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,977 miles (or 6,400 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 Barcelos 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 Barcelos 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: | BAZ / SWBC |
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Location: | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'50"S by 62°55'8"W |
Area Served: | Barcelos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAZ |
More Information: | BAZ 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 Barcelos Airport (BAZ):
- The furthest airport from Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Bontang Airport (BXT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelos Airport (meaning Barcelos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bontang Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Bontang, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelos Airport", another name for BAZ is "Aeroporto de Barcelos".
- Because of Barcelos Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelos 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 Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 207 miles (334 kilometers) SW of BAZ.
- Barcelos Airport (BAZ) 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 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.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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 installation changed names a few more times during its early years.