Nonstop flight route between Haycock, Alaska, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from HAY to RCA:
2,603.73 miles (4,190.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haycock Airport (HAY), Haycock, Alaska, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,604 miles (or 4,190 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 Haycock 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 Haycock 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: | HAY / |
| Airport Name: | Haycock Airport |
| Location: | Haycock, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W |
| Area Served: | Haycock, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 175 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAY |
| More Information: | HAY 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 Haycock Airport (HAY):
- Because of Haycock Airport's relatively low elevation of 175 feet, planes can take off or land at Haycock 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 Haycock Airport (HAY) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,279 miles (16,542 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Haycock Airport (HAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Haycock Airport (HAY) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of HAY.
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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.35 miles (23.10 km) NNW | Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.08 miles (29.10 km) S | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 52.01 miles (83.70 km) SW | Elim Airport (ELI) | Elim, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 53.93 miles (86.79 km) N | Buckland Airport (BKC) | Buckland, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 57.38 miles (92.35 km) S | Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 70.48 miles (113.42 km) SW | Golovin Airport (GLV) | Golovin, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 74.89 miles (120.52 km) WSW | White Mountain Airport (WMO) | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 75.53 miles (121.55 km) NW | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 77.12 miles (124.11 km) WSW | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 91.32 miles (146.97 km) S | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 93.69 miles (150.77 km) SE | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 95.83 miles (154.22 km) ESE | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 102.14 miles (164.38 km) NNE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 102.38 miles (164.77 km) E | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 111.75 miles (179.84 km) N | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,278.87 miles (16,542.20 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,276.41 miles (16,538.24 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,261.52 miles (16,514.27 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,224.44 miles (16,454.60 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,197.20 miles (16,410.77 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 6 | 10,182.50 miles (16,387.11 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,074.24 miles (16,212.88 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,013.76 miles (16,115.55 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,981.60 miles (16,063.78 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,964.32 miles (16,035.97 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,961.52 miles (16,031.47 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,960.89 miles (16,030.46 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,955.00 miles (16,020.99 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,955.00 miles (16,020.99 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,953.76 miles (16,018.99 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 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 | |