Nonstop flight route between Dschang, Cameroon and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°26'50"N by 10°4'4"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from DSC to RCA:
7,074.70 miles (11,385.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dschang Airport (DSC), Dschang, Cameroon and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,075 miles (or 11,386 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 Dschang 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 Dschang 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: | DSC / FKKS |
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| Location: | Dschang, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°26'50"N by 10°4'4"E |
| Area Served: | Dschang |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4619 feet (1,408 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSC |
| More Information: | DSC 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 Dschang Airport (DSC):
- Dschang Airport (DSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dschang Airport", another name for DSC is "Dschang Airport (Dschang)".
- The closest airport to Dschang Airport (DSC) is Bafoussam Airport (BFX), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of DSC.
- The furthest airport from Dschang Airport (DSC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Dschang Airport (meaning Dschang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Dschang Airport's high elevation of 4,619 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DSC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DSC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.65 miles (33.23 km) ENE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 31.03 miles (49.95 km) N | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 31.03 miles (49.95 km) N | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 41.05 miles (66.07 km) N | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 48.75 miles (78.46 km) ENE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 48.75 miles (78.46 km) ENE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 55.34 miles (89.06 km) WNW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 102.46 miles (164.89 km) SSW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 115.53 miles (185.92 km) SSW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 122.82 miles (197.66 km) WSW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 141.14 miles (227.13 km) WSW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 149.79 miles (241.07 km) SW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 13 | 149.80 miles (241.08 km) SE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 157.07 miles (252.77 km) SE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 177.90 miles (286.30 km) S | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,215.04 miles (19,658.16 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,850.60 miles (19,071.64 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,843.44 miles (19,060.12 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,842.22 miles (19,058.16 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,840.65 miles (19,055.64 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,832.87 miles (19,043.11 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,829.96 miles (19,038.42 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,829.37 miles (19,037.47 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,824.33 miles (19,029.38 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,748.19 miles (18,906.83 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,737.09 miles (18,888.97 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,661.60 miles (18,767.48 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,637.60 miles (18,728.86 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,611.60 miles (18,687.01 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,501.90 miles (18,510.46 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 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 | |