Nonstop flight route between Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,222 miles (or 1,967 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 Raleigh County Memorial 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: | BKW / KBKW |
Airport Name: | Raleigh County Memorial Airport |
Location: | Beckley, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'13"N by 81°7'27"W |
Area Served: | Beckley, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Raleigh County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2504 feet (763 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKW |
More Information: | BKW 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW):
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) has 2 runways.
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,433 acres at an elevation of 2,504 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Mercer County Airport (BLF), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of BKW.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,491 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In October 1960, Ellsworth entered the "Space Age," with the activation of the 850th Strategic Missile Squadron, initially assigned to the 28 BMW.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- In March 1944, heavy bomber operational training ended and the 225th Army Air Force Base Unit began training of replacement personnel for deployed heavy bombardment units in the overseas combat theaters.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".