Nonstop flight route between Gage, Oklahoma, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°17'44"N by 99°46'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from GAG to RCA:
569.53 miles (916.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gage Airport (GAG), Gage, Oklahoma, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 570 miles (or 917 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 Gage 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: | GAG / KGAG |
| Airport Name: | Gage Airport |
| Location: | Gage, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°17'44"N by 99°46'35"W |
| Area Served: | Gage, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Gage |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2223 feet (678 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAG |
| More Information: | GAG 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 Gage Airport (GAG):
- The furthest airport from Gage Airport (GAG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,904 miles (17,549 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Gage Airport (GAG) is West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NE of GAG.
- Gage Airport (GAG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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 airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.21 miles (27.69 km) NE | West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 70.47 miles (113.41 km) SE | Clinton Regional Airport (CLK) | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 73.50 miles (118.29 km) SSE | Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM) | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 83.53 miles (134.43 km) NW | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 96.60 miles (155.47 km) ENE | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 98.88 miles (159.13 km) SSE | Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 99.30 miles (159.81 km) WSW | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 99.87 miles (160.72 km) WNW | Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 101.93 miles (164.04 km) N | Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 103.55 miles (166.64 km) E | Vance Air Force Base (END) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 110.77 miles (178.26 km) E | Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 111.28 miles (179.09 km) ENE | Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) | Anthony, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 112.59 miles (181.19 km) NNE | Pratt Regional Airport (PTT) | Pratt, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 113.04 miles (181.92 km) SSE | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 116.14 miles (186.91 km) SSE | Altus Air Force Base (LTS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,904.45 miles (17,548.97 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,689.91 miles (17,203.70 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,622.56 miles (17,095.32 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,607.62 miles (17,071.27 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,476.84 miles (16,860.80 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,469.45 miles (16,848.90 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,448.44 miles (16,815.09 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,427.35 miles (16,781.15 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,417.71 miles (16,765.64 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,407.17 miles (16,748.68 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,394.60 miles (16,728.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,390.13 miles (16,721.26 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,381.96 miles (16,708.10 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,374.41 miles (16,695.96 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,367.63 miles (16,685.04 km) W | 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 | |