Nonstop flight route between Jeju province, South Korea and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(33°23'48"N by 126°42'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from JDG to RCA:
6,231.87 miles (10,029.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), Jeju province, South Korea and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,232 miles (or 10,029 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 Jeongseok / Jungseok 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 Jeongseok / Jungseok 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: | JDG / RKPD |
| Airport Name: | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport |
| Location: | Jeju province, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°23'48"N by 126°42'46"E |
| Area Served: | Jeju |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JDG |
| More Information: | JDG 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 Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG):
- Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) is Jeju International Airport (CJU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of JDG.
- The furthest airport from Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) is Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT), which is nearly antipodal to Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (meaning Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Treinta y Tres Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,914 kilometers) away in Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
- 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.
- 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.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- On 2 January 1942, the U.S.
- 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 Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.93 miles (24.03 km) WNW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea |     |
| 2 | 96.01 miles (154.52 km) NNW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 3 | 119.62 miles (192.51 km) N | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 4 | 132.77 miles (213.67 km) ESE | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 5 | 140.26 miles (225.72 km) NNE | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 6 | 173.30 miles (278.90 km) N | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 7 | 176.93 miles (284.75 km) NE | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 8 | 178.57 miles (287.37 km) E | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 188.08 miles (302.69 km) E | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 10 | 204.95 miles (329.83 km) NNE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 11 | 208.04 miles (334.81 km) E | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 215.82 miles (347.33 km) E | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 13 | 233.62 miles (375.98 km) N | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 14 | 235.99 miles (379.79 km) NE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 15 | 242.05 miles (389.55 km) NNE | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,374.01 miles (19,913.99 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,345.98 miles (19,868.88 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,324.89 miles (19,834.93 km) SW | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,308.01 miles (19,807.77 km) SSW | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,299.49 miles (19,794.06 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,292.48 miles (19,782.78 km) SE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,290.12 miles (19,778.98 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,251.47 miles (19,716.77 km) E | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,250.94 miles (19,715.93 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,245.59 miles (19,707.32 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,226.10 miles (19,675.96 km) SE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,181.00 miles (19,603.37 km) S | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,170.81 miles (19,586.97 km) SSW | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,169.57 miles (19,584.98 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,156.58 miles (19,564.07 km) SE | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 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 | |