Nonstop flight route between Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(16°24'6"N by 107°42'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from HUI to RCA:
7,824.82 miles (12,592.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,825 miles (or 12,593 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUI / VVPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°24'6"N by 107°42'10"E |
| Area Served: | Huế |
| Operator/Owner: | Middle Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUI |
| More Information: | HUI 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 Phu Bai International Airport (HUI):
- In addition to being known as "Phu Bai International Airport", another name for HUI is "Sân bay Quốc tế Phú Bài".
- Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Phu Bai International Airport (meaning Phu Bai International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
- Because of Phu Bai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Phu Bai 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 closest airport to Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) is Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SE of HUI.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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 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 was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- On 1 June 1971, SAC deactivated the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division and by October of that year, an upgraded LGM-30F Minuteman II also replaced the Minuteman I missiles.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.19 miles (66.29 km) SE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 95.77 miles (154.12 km) SE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 173.10 miles (278.58 km) NE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 4 | 190.60 miles (306.74 km) SSW | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 191.19 miles (307.69 km) SSE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 195.30 miles (314.31 km) W | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 7 | 204.38 miles (328.91 km) WSW | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 8 | 209.62 miles (337.35 km) NW | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 213.36 miles (343.37 km) WNW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 10 | 259.47 miles (417.58 km) S | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 282.85 miles (455.20 km) NNW | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 303.83 miles (488.97 km) NE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 13 | 306.81 miles (493.76 km) WSW | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 14 | 311.86 miles (501.89 km) NNW | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 320.76 miles (516.22 km) SSE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,389.27 miles (19,938.55 km) W | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,327.48 miles (19,839.10 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,280.69 miles (19,763.81 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,250.33 miles (19,714.95 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,250.33 miles (19,714.95 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,238.12 miles (19,695.29 km) SSE | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,237.37 miles (19,694.09 km) S | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,229.80 miles (19,681.91 km) ESE | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,178.82 miles (19,599.86 km) SSE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,178.82 miles (19,599.86 km) SSE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,164.69 miles (19,577.12 km) W | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,119.33 miles (19,504.12 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,117.14 miles (19,500.60 km) SE | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,104.21 miles (19,479.79 km) SW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 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 | |