Nonstop flight route between Hutchinson, Kansas, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°3'56"N by 97°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from HUT to RCA:
499.96 miles (804.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT), Hutchinson, Kansas, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 500 miles (or 805 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 Hutchinson Municipal 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: | HUT / KHUT |
| Airport Name: | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°3'56"N by 97°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hutchinson |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1543 feet (470 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUT |
| More Information: | HUT 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 Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT):
- The closest airport to Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) is Newton City-County Airport (EWK), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of HUT.
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport covers 1,597 acres at an elevation of 1,543 feet above mean sea level.
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,744 miles (17,290 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
- The 740th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1955 with AN/MPS-7 search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.89 miles (51.32 km) E | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.99 miles (59.53 km) SE | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 43.55 miles (70.09 km) SE | Beech Factory Airport (BEC) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 44.01 miles (70.83 km) SE | Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 44.53 miles (71.66 km) SE | McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 51.35 miles (82.63 km) NNE | Salina Regional Airport (SLN) | Salina, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 54.46 miles (87.64 km) WSW | Pratt Regional Airport (PTT) | Pratt, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 57.53 miles (92.59 km) WNW | Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | |
| 9 | 60.31 miles (97.06 km) ESE | Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) S | Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) | Anthony, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 76.61 miles (123.30 km) SE | Strother Field (WLD) | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 90.32 miles (145.35 km) NE | Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) | Junction City, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 92.54 miles (148.93 km) ENE | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 92.66 miles (149.12 km) SSE | Earl Henry Airport (BWL) | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 92.87 miles (149.46 km) S | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,743.81 miles (17,290.44 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,582.18 miles (17,030.33 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,560.48 miles (16,995.40 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,538.41 miles (16,959.88 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,534.98 miles (16,954.36 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,532.85 miles (16,950.93 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,512.37 miles (16,917.98 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,496.15 miles (16,891.87 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,491.87 miles (16,884.98 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,487.43 miles (16,877.84 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,471.81 miles (16,852.70 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 12 | 10,464.59 miles (16,841.08 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,456.25 miles (16,827.66 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,456.05 miles (16,827.34 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 15 | 10,452.16 miles (16,821.08 km) WSW | 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 | |