Nonstop flight route between Belgorod, Russia and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belgorod International Airport (EGO), Belgorod, Russia and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,455 miles (or 8,779 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 Belgorod International 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 Belgorod International 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: | EGO / UUOB |
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Location: | Belgorod, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°38'35"N by 36°35'24"E |
Area Served: | Belgorod |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Belgorod Air Enterprise" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 735 feet (224 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGO |
More Information: | EGO 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 Belgorod International Airport (EGO):
- The closest airport to Belgorod International Airport (EGO) is Kharkiv International Airport (HRK), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of EGO.
- Belgorod International Airport (EGO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Belgorod International Airport (EGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,831 miles (17,431 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Belgorod International Airport", another name for EGO is "Международный Аэропорт Белгород".
- Because of Belgorod International Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Belgorod International 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 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.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- In October 1960, Ellsworth entered the "Space Age," with the activation of the 850th Strategic Missile Squadron, initially assigned to the 28 BMW.
- 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".