Nonstop flight route between Burgas, Bulgaria and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(42°34'13"N by 27°30'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from BOJ to RCA:
5,712.90 miles (9,194.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burgas Airport (BOJ), Burgas, Bulgaria and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,713 miles (or 9,194 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 Burgas 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 Burgas 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: | BOJ / LBBG |
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| Location: | Burgas, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'13"N by 27°30'55"E |
| Area Served: | Burgas |
| Operator/Owner: | Fraport Twin Star Airport Management |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOJ |
| More Information: | BOJ 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 Burgas Airport (BOJ):
- Burgas Airport handled 235,686 passengers last year.
- Because of Burgas Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Burgas 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.
- Burgas Airport (BOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Burgas Airport has the fourth runway length on the Balkans after Athens Airport, Sofia Airport and Belgrade Airport.
- Only Terminal 2 is handling passenger traffic at Burgas Airport.
- The map includes scheduled and charter destinations in Europe and part from Middle East.
- In addition to being known as "Burgas Airport", other names for BOJ include "Bourgas Airport", "Sarafovo Airport" and "Летище Бургас".
- The furthest airport from Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,230 miles (18,074 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of BOJ.
- On 18 July 2012 a bomb exploded on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at the Burgas Airport.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.33 miles (77.78 km) NNE | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria |     |
| 2 | 59.77 miles (96.19 km) W | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 95.73 miles (154.06 km) W | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 99.72 miles (160.49 km) WNW | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 5 | 101.10 miles (162.70 km) SSE | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 6 | 106.66 miles (171.65 km) WSW | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 106.98 miles (172.17 km) NW | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 8 | 128.88 miles (207.42 km) SSE | Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 9 | 133.08 miles (214.17 km) NNE | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 10 | 139.79 miles (224.96 km) WSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 143.16 miles (230.40 km) SW | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 12 | 147.98 miles (238.15 km) SE | İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 13 | 151.13 miles (243.23 km) NNW | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 14 | 155.68 miles (250.54 km) NNW | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 15 | 157.46 miles (253.41 km) S | Bandırma Airport (BDM) | Bandırma, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,230.39 miles (18,073.51 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,043.88 miles (17,773.36 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,974.44 miles (17,661.60 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 10,900.78 miles (17,543.06 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 10,872.53 miles (17,497.60 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,861.20 miles (17,479.36 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,837.31 miles (17,440.91 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 10,833.91 miles (17,435.45 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,800.64 miles (17,381.91 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,799.96 miles (17,380.81 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,787.25 miles (17,360.35 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,777.93 miles (17,345.35 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,774.90 miles (17,340.48 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,766.20 miles (17,326.48 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,764.18 miles (17,323.23 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |