Nonstop flight route between San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ), San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,712 miles (or 12,410 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 Evelio Javier 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 Evelio Javier Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ):

• The closest airport to Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) is Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of EUQ.
• Because of Evelio Javier Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Evelio Javier 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 Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is nearly antipodal to Evelio Javier Airport (meaning Evelio Javier Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juruena Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Evelio Javier Airport", another name for EUQ is "Paliparang Evelio Javier".

Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
• Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
• Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
• 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 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 March 1944, heavy bomber operational training ended and the 225th Army Air Force Base Unit began training of replacement personnel for deployed heavy bombardment units in the overseas combat theaters.