Nonstop flight route between Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(44°29'4"N by 88°7'46"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from GRB to RCA:
738.17 miles (1,187.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 738 miles (or 1,188 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 Austin Straubel International 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: | GRB / KGRB |
| Airport Name: | Austin Straubel International Airport |
| Location: | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°29'4"N by 88°7'46"W |
| Area Served: | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | Brown County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 695 feet (212 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRB |
| More Information: | GRB 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 Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB):
- The airport is named for Lt.
- The closest airport to Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) is Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SW of GRB.
- Austin Straubel International Airport is serviced by a total of 7 airlines that fly under 4 banners.
- Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Austin Straubel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 695 feet, planes can take off or land at Austin Straubel International 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 Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,003 miles (17,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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.
- 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 Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.80 miles (39.92 km) SW | Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) | Greenville, Wisconsin, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.90 miles (49.73 km) WNW | Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI) | Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 3 | 33.13 miles (53.32 km) SE | Manitowoc County Airport (MTW) | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 4 | 40.52 miles (65.21 km) SSW | Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 5 | 42.73 miles (68.76 km) NE | Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 6 | 51.29 miles (82.54 km) SSE | Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 7 | 52.42 miles (84.35 km) SSW | Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 8 | 69.13 miles (111.25 km) W | Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE) | Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 9 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) S | West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB) | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 10 | 78.23 miles (125.90 km) WNW | Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 11 | 78.50 miles (126.34 km) SSW | Dodge County Airport (UNU) | Juneau, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 12 | 79.58 miles (128.08 km) WNW | Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) | Wausau, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 13 | 84.78 miles (136.43 km) W | South Wood County Airport (ISW) | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 14 | 91.92 miles (147.93 km) WNW | Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL) | Merrill, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 15 | 92.15 miles (148.30 km) N | Ford Airport (IMT) | Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.62 miles (17,706.96 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,978.73 miles (17,668.51 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,968.75 miles (17,652.45 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,953.03 miles (17,627.15 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,917.48 miles (17,569.94 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,898.90 miles (17,540.03 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,887.82 miles (17,522.20 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,876.94 miles (17,504.69 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,875.58 miles (17,502.50 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,840.33 miles (17,445.77 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,780.41 miles (17,349.35 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,745.53 miles (17,293.22 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,741.82 miles (17,287.25 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,730.58 miles (17,269.16 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,678.71 miles (17,185.68 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, 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 | |