Nonstop flight route between Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(2°50'29"N by 60°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from BVB to RCA:
3,846.66 miles (6,190.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,847 miles (or 6,191 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVB / SBBV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°50'29"N by 60°41'31"W |
| Area Served: | Boa Vista |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVB |
| More Information: | BVB 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 Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB):
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is the airport serving Boa Vista, Brazil.
- Because of Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International 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 Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), which is nearly antipodal to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (meaning Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tampa Padang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- The closest airport to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ENE of BVB.
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport handled 336,530 passengers last year.
- The airport is located 4 km from downtown Boa Vista.
- In addition to being known as "Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport", another name for BVB is "Aeroporto International de Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede".
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- 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 is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- On 1 June 1992, as part of the first major reorganization since the creation of USAF, the Air Force inactivated Strategic Air Command and assigned Ellsworth's organizations ) to the newly activated Air Combat Command.
- 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 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 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.31 miles (116.37 km) ENE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana |     |
| 2 | 275.21 miles (442.91 km) NNW | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 277.57 miles (446.71 km) NNW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 294.10 miles (473.30 km) NE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 5 | 303.36 miles (488.21 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 6 | 305.61 miles (491.83 km) SSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 326.77 miles (525.88 km) NNE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 8 | 331.06 miles (532.80 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 343.95 miles (553.53 km) E | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 10 | 345.02 miles (555.25 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 11 | 360.24 miles (579.75 km) ENE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 12 | 363.92 miles (585.67 km) E | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 13 | 366.15 miles (589.27 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 14 | 368.26 miles (592.66 km) ENE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 15 | 373.79 miles (601.56 km) ENE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.73 miles (19,973.09 km) SE | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,363.58 miles (19,897.20 km) WSW | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,293.71 miles (19,784.76 km) W | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,282.45 miles (19,766.65 km) S | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,237.85 miles (19,694.86 km) ESE | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 6 | 12,217.65 miles (19,662.35 km) E | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,205.80 miles (19,643.28 km) WSW | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,204.76 miles (19,641.60 km) E | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,203.60 miles (19,639.74 km) SW | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,196.16 miles (19,627.76 km) SSE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,167.18 miles (19,581.13 km) WSW | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,147.13 miles (19,548.86 km) SW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,127.93 miles (19,517.97 km) SSW | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,120.49 miles (19,505.99 km) E | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,093.84 miles (19,463.10 km) SW | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |