Nonstop flight route between Geneina, Sudan and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from EGN to RCA:
7,191.00 miles (11,572.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneina Airport (EGN), Geneina, Sudan and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,191 miles (or 11,573 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 Geneina 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 Geneina 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: | EGN / HSGN |
| Airport Name: | Geneina Airport |
| Location: | Geneina, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E |
| Area Served: | Geneina, Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2651 feet (808 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EGN |
| More Information: | EGN 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 Geneina Airport (EGN):
- Geneina Airport (EGN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Geneina Airport (EGN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Geneina Airport (meaning Geneina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Geneina Airport (EGN) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 112 miles (180 kilometers) WNW of EGN.
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.
- On 1 June 1971, SAC deactivated the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division and by October of that year, an upgraded LGM-30F Minuteman II also replaced the Minuteman I missiles.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 111.79 miles (179.91 km) WNW | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad |     |
| 2 | 185.86 miles (299.11 km) W | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 3 | 192.17 miles (309.27 km) E | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 4 | 194.67 miles (313.29 km) ESE | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 5 | 224.72 miles (361.65 km) SW | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 6 | 224.93 miles (361.99 km) S | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 253.16 miles (407.42 km) SW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 8 | 255.99 miles (411.98 km) WSW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 9 | 271.04 miles (436.20 km) WSW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 10 | 274.00 miles (440.95 km) S | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 279.69 miles (450.11 km) W | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 12 | 285.25 miles (459.07 km) ESE | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 13 | 303.46 miles (488.37 km) SSW | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 348.20 miles (560.37 km) WSW | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 15 | 354.14 miles (569.94 km) SSW | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,119.22 miles (19,503.95 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,029.36 miles (19,359.33 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,000.12 miles (19,312.28 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,997.27 miles (19,307.68 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,976.93 miles (19,274.95 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,949.31 miles (19,230.51 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,882.82 miles (19,123.50 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,855.03 miles (19,078.78 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,850.12 miles (19,070.87 km) WSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,839.15 miles (19,053.22 km) WSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,838.15 miles (19,051.60 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,697.79 miles (18,825.71 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,696.37 miles (18,823.43 km) W | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,679.33 miles (18,796.02 km) WSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,677.94 miles (18,793.78 km) W | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, 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 | |