Nonstop flight route between Dalian, Liaoning, China and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°57'56"N by 121°32'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from DLC to RCA:
6,056.73 miles (9,747.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), Dalian, Liaoning, China and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,057 miles (or 9,747 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 Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLC / ZYTL |
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| Location: | Dalian, Liaoning, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°57'56"N by 121°32'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLC |
| More Information: | DLC 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 Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC):
- In addition to being known as "Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport", other names for DLC include "大连周水子国际机场" and "Dàlián Zhōushuǐzǐ Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport handled 10,703,640 passengers last year.
- Because of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Dalian Zhoushuizi 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 airport has one 3,300 meter runway, and a 65,000 square-meter terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) is Necochea Airport (NEC), which is nearly antipodal to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (meaning Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Necochea Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) is Changhai Airport (CNI), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ENE of DLC.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- On 15 July 1945, the 225th AAFBU was inactivated and Rapid City AAB was placed on standby status as the Army Air Forces began to demobilize.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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 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.
- Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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 | 63.97 miles (102.95 km) ENE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China |     |
| 2 | 108.43 miles (174.51 km) S | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 118.70 miles (191.02 km) NW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 128.50 miles (206.80 km) SSE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 149.71 miles (240.93 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 6 | 163.41 miles (262.97 km) NNE | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 7 | 187.02 miles (300.98 km) NNW | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 8 | 196.54 miles (316.30 km) WNW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 9 | 197.09 miles (317.18 km) SSW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 207.64 miles (334.17 km) SW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 211.30 miles (340.05 km) NNE | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 12 | 222.25 miles (357.68 km) E | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 13 | 225.21 miles (362.44 km) W | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 14 | 264.66 miles (425.93 km) NNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 274.98 miles (442.54 km) WNW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.34 miles (19,953.15 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,376.55 miles (19,918.08 km) SSW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,350.84 miles (19,876.70 km) SW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,328.40 miles (19,840.58 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,309.55 miles (19,810.25 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,294.12 miles (19,785.42 km) SSW | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,264.43 miles (19,737.64 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,236.61 miles (19,692.86 km) E | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,233.46 miles (19,687.80 km) S | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,223.15 miles (19,671.21 km) ESE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,162.71 miles (19,573.94 km) ESE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,159.12 miles (19,568.15 km) S | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,151.83 miles (19,556.43 km) SE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,150.49 miles (19,554.27 km) S | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,132.32 miles (19,525.02 km) S | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 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 | |