Nonstop flight route between Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°38'15"S by 69°52'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from ERN to RCA:
4,072.26 miles (6,553.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN), Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,072 miles (or 6,554 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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: | ERN / SWEI |
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| Location: | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°38'15"S by 69°52'59"W |
| Area Served: | Eirunepé |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 412 feet (126 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERN |
| More Information: | ERN 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN):
- Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport", another name for ERN is "Aeroporto Amaury Feitosa Tomaz".
- The closest airport to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) N of ERN.
- Because of Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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.
- The furthest airport from Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (meaning Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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 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 AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- On 15 July 1945, the 225th AAFBU was inactivated and Rapid City AAB was placed on standby status as the Army Air Forces began to demobilize.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 164.52 miles (264.77 km) N | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 168.93 miles (271.86 km) N | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 3 | 208.75 miles (335.95 km) WSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 4 | 238.63 miles (384.04 km) ENE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 256.24 miles (412.38 km) N | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 261.28 miles (420.48 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 7 | 307.24 miles (494.45 km) NW | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 8 | 313.34 miles (504.26 km) SSE | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 330.96 miles (532.62 km) S | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 10 | 343.09 miles (552.15 km) WSW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 11 | 350.62 miles (564.27 km) S | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 12 | 352.28 miles (566.95 km) E | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 367.40 miles (591.28 km) N | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 14 | 397.04 miles (638.97 km) SE | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 410.52 miles (660.67 km) NNW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,213.87 miles (19,656.27 km) NNE | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,157.53 miles (19,565.61 km) ENE | Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) | Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,149.47 miles (19,552.62 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,145.92 miles (19,546.92 km) NNW | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,126.30 miles (19,515.34 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,122.40 miles (19,509.06 km) NW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,108.45 miles (19,486.61 km) NNW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,106.36 miles (19,483.25 km) NE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,102.61 miles (19,477.21 km) N | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,101.33 miles (19,475.16 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,087.25 miles (19,452.50 km) NE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,085.99 miles (19,450.46 km) WNW | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 13 | 12,077.44 miles (19,436.70 km) WNW | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,072.31 miles (19,428.45 km) WNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,067.85 miles (19,421.27 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 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 | |