Nonstop flight route between Fuvahmulah, Maldives and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM), Fuvahmulah, Maldives and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,400 miles (or 15,128 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 Fuvahmulah 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 Fuvahmulah 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 Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM):

• Because of Fuvahmulah Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuvahmulah 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 airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Fuvahmulah Airport is a domestic airport located on the island of Fuvahmulah in Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives.
• The closest airport to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of FVM.
• In addition to being known as "Fuvahmulah Airport", other names for FVM include "ފުވައްމުލަކު އެއަރޕޯޓް" and "VRMR".

Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
• Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
• 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.
• 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.
• An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
• 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.
• 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.