Nonstop flight route between Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(17°56'24"S by 138°49'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from DMD to RCA:
8,458.40 miles (13,612.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Doomadgee Airport (DMD), Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,458 miles (or 13,612 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 Doomadgee 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 Doomadgee 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: | DMD / YDMG |
| Airport Name: | Doomadgee Airport |
| Location: | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'24"S by 138°49'18"E |
| Area Served: | Doomadgee, Queensland |
| Operator/Owner: | Doomadgee Community Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DMD |
| More Information: | DMD 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 Doomadgee Airport (DMD):
- Doomadgee Airport (DMD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Doomadgee Airport (DMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,376 miles (18,308 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Doomadgee Airport (DMD) is Burketown Airport (BUC), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of DMD.
- Because of Doomadgee Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Doomadgee 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.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (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.
- 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 installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.71 miles (78.39 km) ENE | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 136.48 miles (219.65 km) ENE | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 143.64 miles (231.16 km) SSW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 193.16 miles (310.86 km) SSE | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 208.65 miles (335.79 km) WNW | McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) | McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 210.90 miles (339.41 km) NW | Borroloola Airport (BOX) | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 218.13 miles (351.05 km) SSE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 253.49 miles (407.95 km) SE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) NE | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 267.03 miles (429.75 km) SE | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 279.90 miles (450.45 km) NE | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 287.91 miles (463.34 km) E | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 300.73 miles (483.98 km) SSE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 315.68 miles (508.03 km) NNW | Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 338.74 miles (545.15 km) SE | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,376.23 miles (18,308.23 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,371.40 miles (18,300.44 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,318.58 miles (18,215.44 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,310.56 miles (18,202.54 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,303.93 miles (18,191.86 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,256.66 miles (18,115.79 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 11,246.99 miles (18,100.23 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,232.10 miles (18,076.27 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,232.07 miles (18,076.22 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,222.72 miles (18,061.18 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,215.52 miles (18,049.59 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,173.55 miles (17,982.03 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,172.78 miles (17,980.81 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 14 | 11,156.71 miles (17,954.94 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,155.34 miles (17,952.73 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 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 | |