Nonstop flight route between Analalava, Madagascar and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(14°37'46"S by 47°45'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from HVA to RCA:
9,774.17 miles (15,729.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Analalava Airport (HVA), Analalava, Madagascar and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,774 miles (or 15,730 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 Analalava 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 Analalava 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: | HVA / FMNL |
| Airport Name: | Analalava Airport |
| Location: | Analalava, Madagascar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°37'46"S by 47°45'49"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from HVA |
| More Information: | HVA 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 Analalava Airport (HVA):
- The closest airport to Analalava Airport (HVA) is Port Bergé Airport (WPB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) S of HVA.
- The furthest airport from Analalava Airport (HVA) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.59 miles (107.17 km) S | Port Bergé Airport (WPB) | Port Bergé, Madagascar |     |
| 2 | 82.78 miles (133.23 km) NE | Ambanja Airport (IVA) | Ambanja, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 108.68 miles (174.90 km) SE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 118.34 miles (190.46 km) SW | Amborovy Airport (MJN) | Mahajanga, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) NE | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 146.82 miles (236.29 km) S | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 7 | 172.66 miles (277.86 km) E | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 188.05 miles (302.64 km) NNE | Arrachart Airport (DIE) | Antsiranana, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 188.63 miles (303.57 km) WSW | Soalala Airport (DWB) | Soalala, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 208.97 miles (336.30 km) NW | Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte | |
| 11 | 218.14 miles (351.06 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 254.48 miles (409.54 km) SSW | Ambatomainty Airport (AMY) | Ambatomainty, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 262.55 miles (422.54 km) SW | Besalampy Airport (BPY) | Besalampy, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 263.55 miles (424.15 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 282.82 miles (455.16 km) NW | Ouani Airport (FMCV- Port of Soap) (AJN) | Anjouan, Comoros | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,946.84 miles (17,617.18 km) NW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 2 | 10,918.34 miles (17,571.32 km) WNW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 3 | 10,894.16 miles (17,532.40 km) NW | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 4 | 10,891.87 miles (17,528.72 km) ENE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 10,889.47 miles (17,524.85 km) NNW | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 6 | 10,885.95 miles (17,519.20 km) NW | Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL) | Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, México | |
| 7 | 10,877.28 miles (17,505.25 km) NNW | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 8 | 10,875.72 miles (17,502.73 km) WNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 9 | 10,874.84 miles (17,501.32 km) NW | Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) | Imperial Beach, California, United States | |
| 10 | 10,871.68 miles (17,496.23 km) NW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 11 | 10,871.56 miles (17,496.04 km) WNW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 12 | 10,870.57 miles (17,494.45 km) NW | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 13 | 10,870.55 miles (17,494.40 km) NNW | Lompoc Airport (LPC) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 14 | 10,869.48 miles (17,492.69 km) NNW | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 15 | 10,869.34 miles (17,492.47 km) NW | Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 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 | |