Nonstop flight route between Dinard, France and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR), Dinard, France and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,451 miles (or 7,163 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 Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo 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 Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR):

• In addition to being known as "Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport", another name for DNR is "Aéroport de Dinard – Pleurtuit – Saint-Malo".
• The closest airport to Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) is Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) W of DNR.
• Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (meaning Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Because of Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo 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 airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
• The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
• 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 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".
• 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.
• After the Army closed their facilities, the military housing at the Nike Integrated Fire Control sites was transferred to control of Ellsworth, and was used as Air Force military family housing until about 1990.
• In March 1994, Ellsworth welcomed the 34th Bomb Squadron, a geographically separated unit that was awaiting airfield upgrades before it could return to its parent organization, the 366th Wing, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.