Nonstop flight route between Camiri, Bolivia and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Camiri Airport (CAM), Camiri, Bolivia and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,088 miles (or 8,189 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 Camiri 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 Camiri 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: | CAM / SLCA |
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| Location: | Camiri, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°0'24"S by 63°31'39"W |
| Area Served: | Camiri |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2598 feet (792 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAM |
| More Information: | CAM 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 Camiri Airport (CAM):
- The furthest airport from Camiri Airport (CAM) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is nearly antipodal to Camiri Airport (meaning Camiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shun Tak Heliport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Sheung Wan, China.
- Camiri Airport (CAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Camiri Airport", other names for CAM include "Camiri Airport (Camiri)" and "Aeropuerto Camiri".
- The closest airport to Camiri Airport (CAM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) SW of CAM.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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.
- 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.
- The mission of the 28th Bomb Wing is to deliver decisive combat power for global response.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- On 1 June 1971, SAC deactivated the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division and by October of that year, an upgraded LGM-30F Minuteman II also replaced the Minuteman I missiles.
