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.
• 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".
• 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.

Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
• 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.
• To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
• Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota.
• 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.
• Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.