Nonstop flight route between Neosho, Missouri, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS), Neosho, Missouri, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 681 miles (or 1,096 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 relatively short distance between Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EOS / KEOS |
| Airport Name: | Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport |
| Location: | Neosho, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°48'38"N by 94°23'30"W |
| Area Served: | Neosho, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Neosho |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1255 feet (383 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EOS |
| More Information: | EOS 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 Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS):
- The closest airport to Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS) is Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NNW of EOS.
- Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,770 miles (17,333 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- 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.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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 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 installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
