Nonstop flight route between Jammu, India and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(32°41'21"N by 74°50'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from IXJ to RCA:
7,126.34 miles (11,468.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ), Jammu, India and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,126 miles (or 11,469 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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ 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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ 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: | IXJ / VIJU |
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| Location: | Jammu, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'21"N by 74°50'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 1029 feet (314 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXJ |
| More Information: | IXJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
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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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ):
- Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,978 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ", another name for IXJ is "Satwari Airport".
- The closest airport to Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) is Sialkot International Airport (SKT), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of IXJ.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- 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.
- Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
- 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 AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- 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 | 29.54 miles (47.53 km) WSW | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan |     |
| 2 | 56.12 miles (90.31 km) SE | Pathankot Airport (IXP) | Pathankot, India | |
| 3 | 67.84 miles (109.18 km) S | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) | Amritsar, India | |
| 4 | 84.59 miles (136.14 km) SSW | Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 89.76 miles (144.45 km) N | Srinagar International Airport (SXR) | Srinagar, India | |
| 6 | 90.70 miles (145.96 km) ESE | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 119.23 miles (191.88 km) WNW | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 137.32 miles (220.99 km) NNW | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 137.55 miles (221.36 km) NW | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 141.50 miles (227.72 km) SW | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 142.67 miles (229.60 km) SSE | Sahnewal Airport (LUH) | Ludhiana, India | |
| 12 | 146.52 miles (235.79 km) ESE | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 13 | 171.63 miles (276.21 km) SE | Shimla Airport (SLV) | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 14 | 180.43 miles (290.38 km) SE | Chandigarh Airport (IXC) | Chandigarh, India | |
| 15 | 185.46 miles (298.47 km) ENE | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,977.85 miles (19,276.43 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,611.35 miles (17,077.27 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,602.79 miles (17,063.49 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,601.78 miles (17,061.87 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,601.11 miles (17,060.79 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,594.95 miles (17,050.88 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,586.72 miles (17,037.63 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,582.30 miles (17,030.52 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,580.76 miles (17,028.04 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,575.20 miles (17,019.10 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,561.07 miles (16,996.36 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,543.68 miles (16,968.36 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,543.28 miles (16,967.72 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,534.79 miles (16,954.06 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,512.49 miles (16,918.17 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 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 | |