Nonstop flight route between Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°15'20"N by 3°1'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from BQO to RCA:
6,263.78 miles (10,080.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO), Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,264 miles (or 10,081 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 Bouna Tehini 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 Bouna Tehini 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: | BQO / DIBN |
| Airport Name: | Bouna Tehini Airport |
| Location: | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°15'20"N by 3°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Bouna |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQO |
| More Information: | BQO 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 Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO):
- The furthest airport from Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bouna Tehini Airport (meaning Bouna Tehini Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,757 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) is Gaoua Airport (XGA), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) N of BQO.
- Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- 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 Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.41 miles (126.18 km) N | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 87.55 miles (140.89 km) SSE | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 117.87 miles (189.70 km) N | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 139.44 miles (224.41 km) SSE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 5 | 142.66 miles (229.58 km) NNE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 149.39 miles (240.42 km) E | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 7 | 149.59 miles (240.73 km) W | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 152.00 miles (244.62 km) NW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 158.42 miles (254.96 km) NNW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 158.94 miles (255.79 km) WSW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 172.28 miles (277.26 km) W | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 174.41 miles (280.68 km) SW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 184.63 miles (297.14 km) NE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) SSE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 15 | 210.80 miles (339.25 km) NE | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,276.44 miles (19,756.97 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 11,977.93 miles (19,276.56 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,952.22 miles (19,235.18 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,916.91 miles (19,178.36 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,913.58 miles (19,173.00 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,897.24 miles (19,146.70 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,886.93 miles (19,130.12 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,855.14 miles (19,078.95 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,853.99 miles (19,077.10 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,848.65 miles (19,068.51 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,840.33 miles (19,055.11 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,820.30 miles (19,022.88 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,800.19 miles (18,990.51 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,773.76 miles (18,947.99 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,763.11 miles (18,930.84 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 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 | |