Nonstop flight route between Ekwok, Alaska, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(59°21'16"N by 157°28'19"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from KEK to RCA:
2,466.18 miles (3,968.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ekwok Airport (KEK), Ekwok, Alaska, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,466 miles (or 3,969 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 Ekwok 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: | KEK / |
| Airport Name: | Ekwok Airport |
| Location: | Ekwok, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'16"N by 157°28'19"W |
| Area Served: | Ekwok, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEK |
| More Information: | KEK 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 Ekwok Airport (KEK):
- The closest airport to Ekwok Airport (KEK) is New Stuyahok Airport (KNW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of KEK.
- Ekwok Airport (KEK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ekwok Airport (KEK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Ekwok Airport is a state owned, public use airport serving Ekwok, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S.
- Because of Ekwok Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Ekwok 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.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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 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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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 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 | 7.55 miles (12.15 km) NNE | New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 26.75 miles (43.04 km) SE | Levelock Airport (KLL) | Levelock, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 26.76 miles (43.06 km) NNE | Koliganek Airport (KGK) | Koliganek, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 32.11 miles (51.68 km) SSW | Portage Creek Airport (PCA) | Portage Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 40.69 miles (65.49 km) W | Aleknagik Airport (WKK) | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 42.37 miles (68.19 km) WSW | Dillingham Airport (DLG) | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 45.88 miles (73.83 km) SSE | Naknek Airport (NNK) | Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 48.08 miles (77.37 km) SSE | South Naknek Airport (WSN) | South Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 52.00 miles (83.68 km) SW | Clarks Point Airport (CLP) | Clarks Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) SSE | King Salmon Airport (AKN) | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 55.38 miles (89.12 km) E | Igiugig Airport (IGG) | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 61.29 miles (98.63 km) WSW | Manokotak Airport (KMO) | Manokotak, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 77.94 miles (125.43 km) E | Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX) | Big Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 80.86 miles (130.12 km) S | Egegik Airport (EGX) | Egegik, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 87.13 miles (140.23 km) ESE | Kulik Lake Airport (LKK) | Kulik Lake, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,685.40 miles (17,196.45 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,678.26 miles (17,184.95 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,673.69 miles (17,177.59 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,643.04 miles (17,128.28 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,602.08 miles (17,062.34 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,494.34 miles (16,888.96 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,434.50 miles (16,792.66 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,382.84 miles (16,709.52 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,380.93 miles (16,706.44 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,380.81 miles (16,706.25 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,373.43 miles (16,694.37 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,370.84 miles (16,690.21 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,357.92 miles (16,669.41 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,351.59 miles (16,659.22 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,351.59 miles (16,659.22 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 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 | |