Nonstop flight route between Siguiri, Guinea and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(11°25'58"N by 9°10'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from GII to RCA:
5,861.12 miles (9,432.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siguiri Airport (GII), Siguiri, Guinea and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,861 miles (or 9,433 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 Siguiri 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 Siguiri Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GII / GUSI |
| Airport Name: | Siguiri Airport |
| Location: | Siguiri, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'58"N by 9°10'1"W |
| Area Served: | Siguiri |
| Operator/Owner: | ANAC Guinea |
| Elevation: | 1296 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GII |
| More Information: | GII 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 Siguiri Airport (GII):
- The closest airport to Siguiri Airport (GII) is Kankan Airport (KNN), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) S of GII.
- Siguiri Airport (GII) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Siguiri Airport (GII) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Siguiri Airport (meaning Siguiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (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 addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- On 15 July 1945, the 225th AAFBU was inactivated and Rapid City AAB was placed on standby status as the Army Air Forces began to demobilize.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.15 miles (109.67 km) S | Kankan Airport (KNN) | Kankan, Guinea |     |
| 2 | 112.56 miles (181.15 km) NE | Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) | Bamako, Mali | |
| 3 | 145.47 miles (234.11 km) SW | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 4 | 169.96 miles (273.53 km) SSW | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 5 | 170.38 miles (274.20 km) SE | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 171.14 miles (275.42 km) NW | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 7 | 201.41 miles (324.13 km) S | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 8 | 202.01 miles (325.11 km) SW | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 211.63 miles (340.59 km) W | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 10 | 218.42 miles (351.50 km) S | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 11 | 220.85 miles (355.42 km) WNW | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| 12 | 224.74 miles (361.68 km) SSW | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 13 | 224.93 miles (361.98 km) SE | Boundiali Airport (BXI) | Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 232.94 miles (374.89 km) SSW | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 234.93 miles (378.09 km) E | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,175.79 miles (19,594.99 km) SE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,158.77 miles (19,567.60 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,145.54 miles (19,546.30 km) SE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,128.75 miles (19,519.28 km) SE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,107.06 miles (19,484.38 km) SE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,104.73 miles (19,480.63 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,082.26 miles (19,444.46 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,065.25 miles (19,417.09 km) SE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,050.14 miles (19,392.77 km) SSE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,041.70 miles (19,379.18 km) SE | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,038.33 miles (19,373.77 km) SSE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,035.51 miles (19,369.23 km) SSE | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,029.90 miles (19,360.20 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,011.87 miles (19,331.18 km) SSE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,972.41 miles (19,267.67 km) SSE | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 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 | |