Nonstop flight route between Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(42°33'41"N by 18°16'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from DBV to RCA:
5,436.71 miles (8,749.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dubrovnik Airport (DBV), Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,437 miles (or 8,750 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 Dubrovnik 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 Dubrovnik 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: | DBV / LDDU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°33'41"N by 18°16'5"E |
| Area Served: | Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Herceg Novi |
| Operator/Owner: | Dubrovnik Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 527 feet (161 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DBV |
| More Information: | DBV 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 Dubrovnik Airport (DBV):
- Further expansion is planned in 2015.
- The furthest airport from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dubrovnik Airport handled 1,522,629 passengers last year.
- Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dubrovnik Airport's relatively low elevation of 527 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubrovnik 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 closest airport to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is Tivat Airport (TIV), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of DBV.
- In addition to being known as "Dubrovnik Airport", other names for DBV include "Čilipi Airport" and "Zračna luka Dubrovnik/Čilipi".
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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.
- Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
- 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 | 25.59 miles (41.18 km) ESE | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro |     |
| 2 | 52.04 miles (83.75 km) ESE | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 3 | 54.23 miles (87.28 km) NNW | Mostar International Airport (OMO) | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 4 | 62.15 miles (100.01 km) NE | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 5 | 83.17 miles (133.84 km) ENE | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 6 | 87.35 miles (140.57 km) N | Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 7 | 94.68 miles (152.38 km) WNW | Bol Airport (BWK) | Bol, Croatia | |
| 8 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) SE | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 9 | 117.12 miles (188.48 km) NE | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 10 | 120.23 miles (193.50 km) NW | Split Airport (SPU) | Split, Croatia | |
| 11 | 125.22 miles (201.53 km) SW | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) | Bari, Italy | |
| 12 | 132.59 miles (213.38 km) S | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 13 | 133.06 miles (214.15 km) N | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 14 | 140.82 miles (226.63 km) E | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 15 | 148.14 miles (238.40 km) SSW | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,690.95 miles (18,814.72 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,341.96 miles (18,253.07 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,304.22 miles (18,192.34 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,269.37 miles (18,136.24 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,268.71 miles (18,135.19 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,256.99 miles (18,116.33 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,248.00 miles (18,101.86 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,244.23 miles (18,095.79 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,234.87 miles (18,080.72 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,231.86 miles (18,075.88 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,226.66 miles (18,067.52 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,220.25 miles (18,057.20 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,205.30 miles (18,033.13 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,188.22 miles (18,005.64 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,187.09 miles (18,003.84 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, 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 | |