Nonstop flight route between East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°2'8"N by 75°9'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from ESP to RCA:
1,429.03 miles (2,299.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,429 miles (or 2,300 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 Stroudsburg-Pocono 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: | ESP / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°2'8"N by 75°9'38"W |
| Area Served: | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Pocono Stroudsburg Airport Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 480 feet (146 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ESP |
| More Information: | ESP 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 Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP):
- Because of Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport's relatively low elevation of 480 feet, planes can take off or land at Stroudsburg-Pocono 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 closest airport to Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) is Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of ESP.
- The furthest airport from Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport", another name for ESP is "N53".
- Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- 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 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 1986, the base and the 28 BMW made extensive preparations to phase out the aging B-52 fleet and become the second home for the advanced B-1B Lancer.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.42 miles (21.60 km) WNW | Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO) | Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.27 miles (48.71 km) SSW | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 35.96 miles (57.87 km) NW | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 40.25 miles (64.78 km) WNW | Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 42.21 miles (67.94 km) ESE | Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | |
| 6 | 42.99 miles (69.18 km) SSW | Quakertown Airport (UKT) | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 7 | 43.64 miles (70.23 km) W | Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL) | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 45.98 miles (73.99 km) SE | Central Jersey Regional Airport (JVI) | Manville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 9 | 47.20 miles (75.96 km) ESE | Essex County Airport (CDW) | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | |
| 10 | 48.60 miles (78.21 km) S | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 49.76 miles (80.08 km) NNE | Sullivan County International Airport (MSV) | Monticello, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 51.24 miles (82.46 km) SSE | Princeton Airport (PCT) | Princeton/Rocky Hill, New Jersey, United States | |
| 13 | 55.52 miles (89.35 km) SSE | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 55.94 miles (90.03 km) ESE | Linden Airport (LDJ) | Linden, New Jersey, United States | |
| 15 | 56.90 miles (91.57 km) NE | Orange County Airport (MGJ) | Montgomery, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,691.08 miles (18,814.93 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,667.03 miles (18,776.22 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,662.64 miles (18,769.16 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,640.69 miles (18,733.83 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,615.93 miles (18,693.97 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,576.62 miles (18,630.72 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,571.03 miles (18,621.72 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,568.23 miles (18,617.21 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,556.76 miles (18,598.75 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,500.88 miles (18,508.83 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,424.59 miles (18,386.05 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,405.27 miles (18,354.96 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,380.00 miles (18,314.29 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,377.43 miles (18,310.15 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,371.24 miles (18,300.20 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |