Nonstop flight route between Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,099 miles (or 13,035 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 Lien Khuong 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 Lien Khuong 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: | DLI / VVDL |
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| Location: | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°45'2"N by 108°22'24"E |
| Area Served: | Da Lat |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Corporation of Vietnam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3156 feet (962 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLI |
| More Information: | DLI 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 Lien Khuong Airport (DLI):
- The furthest airport from Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lien Khuong Airport (meaning Lien Khuong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru.
- Lien Khuong Airport is the largest among 4 airports of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.
- The closest airport to Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) ENE of DLI.
- In addition to being known as "Lien Khuong Airport", another name for DLI is "Sân bay Liên Khương".
- Since October 2004, this airport has served more air link with Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport with Fokker 70 aircraft.
- Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
