Nonstop flight route between Djambala, Republic of Congo and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(2°31'58"S by 14°45'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from DJM to RCA:
7,699.18 miles (12,390.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Djambala Airport (DJM), Djambala, Republic of Congo and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,699 miles (or 12,391 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 Djambala 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 Djambala 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: | DJM / FCBD |
| Airport Name: | Djambala Airport |
| Location: | Djambala, Republic of Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°31'58"S by 14°45'0"E |
| Area Served: | Djambala, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 2595 feet (791 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from DJM |
| More Information: | DJM 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 Djambala Airport (DJM):
- The furthest airport from Djambala Airport (DJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,890 miles (19,135 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Djambala Airport (DJM) is Lague Airport (LCO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WNW of DJM.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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.
- 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.
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- 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 | 16.04 miles (25.81 km) WNW | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo |     |
| 2 | 68.02 miles (109.46 km) WSW | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 89.81 miles (144.53 km) ENE | Gamboma Airport (GMM) | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 99.22 miles (159.67 km) S | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 108.98 miles (175.38 km) NW | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 6 | 112.48 miles (181.02 km) NNE | Boundji Airport (BOE) | Boundji, Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 112.63 miles (181.26 km) NNW | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 8 | 114.06 miles (183.56 km) N | Ewo Airport (EWO) | Ewo, Republic of Congo | |
| 9 | 115.77 miles (186.31 km) SSW | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 121.29 miles (195.19 km) NE | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 123.21 miles (198.28 km) NW | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 12 | 123.71 miles (199.10 km) SSE | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 136.68 miles (219.97 km) SSE | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 144.38 miles (232.36 km) WSW | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 161.15 miles (259.34 km) WSW | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,890.06 miles (19,135.15 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,859.74 miles (19,086.35 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,497.88 miles (18,504.00 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,413.71 miles (18,368.54 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 11,244.77 miles (18,096.67 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 6 | 11,242.73 miles (18,093.38 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,242.45 miles (18,092.92 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,220.70 miles (18,057.93 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,218.74 miles (18,054.77 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,216.68 miles (18,051.46 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,215.09 miles (18,048.89 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,214.04 miles (18,047.20 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,147.09 miles (17,939.46 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 14 | 11,120.81 miles (17,897.16 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,114.54 miles (17,887.08 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 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 | |