Nonstop flight route between Dinder, Sudan and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(12°31'58"N by 35°4'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from DNX to RCA:
7,721.20 miles (12,426.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galegu Airport (DNX), Dinder, Sudan and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,721 miles (or 12,426 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 Galegu 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 Galegu 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: | DNX / HSGG |
| Airport Name: | Galegu Airport |
| Location: | Dinder, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°31'58"N by 35°4'1"E |
| Area Served: | Dinder |
| View all routes: | Routes from DNX |
| More Information: | DNX 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 Galegu Airport (DNX):
- The closest airport to Galegu Airport (DNX) is Humera Airport (HUE), which is located 151 miles (244 kilometers) NE of DNX.
- The furthest airport from Galegu Airport (DNX) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Galegu Airport (meaning Galegu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- 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 base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- In 1986, the base and the 28 BMW made extensive preparations to phase out the aging B-52 fleet and become the second home for the advanced B-1B Lancer.
- Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 151.45 miles (243.73 km) NE | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 159.65 miles (256.92 km) E | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 174.00 miles (280.03 km) NNE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 4 | 176.78 miles (284.49 km) S | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 203.65 miles (327.74 km) ESE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 214.58 miles (345.33 km) NNE | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 7 | 220.18 miles (354.35 km) S | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 267.75 miles (430.90 km) E | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 270.14 miles (434.75 km) NW | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 10 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) ENE | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 275.59 miles (443.52 km) S | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 278.28 miles (447.85 km) ESE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 303.83 miles (488.96 km) S | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 306.23 miles (492.84 km) S | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 307.53 miles (494.92 km) ENE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,284.62 miles (19,770.12 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,278.51 miles (19,760.29 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,217.82 miles (19,662.62 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,204.51 miles (19,641.21 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,188.73 miles (19,615.81 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,143.88 miles (19,543.63 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,143.58 miles (19,543.14 km) SW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,136.16 miles (19,531.21 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,101.81 miles (19,475.93 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,083.23 miles (19,446.03 km) SW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,992.40 miles (19,299.85 km) WSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,970.81 miles (19,265.10 km) SW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,970.06 miles (19,263.89 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,966.63 miles (19,258.38 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,938.80 miles (19,213.58 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |