Nonstop flight route between Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(31°19'58"S by 149°16'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from COJ to RCA:
8,514.86 miles (13,703.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coonabarabran Airport (COJ), Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,515 miles (or 13,703 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 Coonabarabran 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 Coonabarabran 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: | COJ / YCBB |
| Airport Name: | Coonabarabran Airport |
| Location: | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°19'58"S by 149°16'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Warrumbungle Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2117 feet (645 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COJ |
| More Information: | COJ 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 Coonabarabran Airport (COJ):
- The furthest airport from Coonabarabran Airport (COJ) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,934 miles (19,206 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Coonabarabran Airport (COJ) is Coolah Airport (CLH), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSE of COJ.
- Coonabarabran Airport (COJ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 740th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1955 with AN/MPS-7 search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.52 miles (58.77 km) SSE | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 58.01 miles (93.36 km) WNW | Coonamble Airport (CNB) | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 63.54 miles (102.25 km) ENE | Gunnedah Airport (GUH) | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 73.35 miles (118.04 km) SSW | Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO) | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 87.31 miles (140.52 km) SSE | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 95.08 miles (153.02 km) E | Tamworth Airport (TMW) | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 131.32 miles (211.33 km) NNE | Moree Airport (MRZ) | Moree, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 131.64 miles (211.86 km) NNW | Collarenebri Airport (CRB) | Collarenebri, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 145.25 miles (233.76 km) S | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 149.74 miles (240.98 km) NE | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 149.94 miles (241.31 km) ENE | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 150.48 miles (242.17 km) NNW | Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) | Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 157.69 miles (253.78 km) SE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 160.38 miles (258.11 km) SSW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 160.92 miles (258.98 km) SE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,933.99 miles (19,205.85 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,927.30 miles (19,195.07 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,921.29 miles (19,185.42 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,909.55 miles (19,166.51 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,883.84 miles (19,125.15 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,879.44 miles (19,118.05 km) NNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,874.96 miles (19,110.85 km) N | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,860.32 miles (19,087.28 km) N | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,638.46 miles (18,730.24 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,614.45 miles (18,691.61 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,594.50 miles (18,659.49 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,588.04 miles (18,649.10 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,557.73 miles (18,600.31 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,553.39 miles (18,593.33 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,486.57 miles (18,485.80 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 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 | |