Nonstop flight route between Kostanay, Kazakhstan and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(53°12'24"N by 63°33'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from KSN to RCA:
5,663.77 miles (9,114.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kostanay International Airport (KSN), Kostanay, Kazakhstan and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,664 miles (or 9,115 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 Kostanay International 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 Kostanay International 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: | KSN / UAUU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kostanay, Kazakhstan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°12'24"N by 63°33'1"E |
| Area Served: | Kostanay |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Kostanay International Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSN |
| More Information: | KSN 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 Kostanay International Airport (KSN):
- The closest airport to Kostanay International Airport (KSN) is Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK), which is located 167 miles (268 kilometers) NNW of KSN.
- The furthest airport from Kostanay International Airport (KSN) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,613 miles (17,080 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Kostanay International Airport", other names for KSN include "Қостанай халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Костанай".
- Because of Kostanay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Kostanay International 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.
- Kostanay International Airport (KSN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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.
- 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.
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
- The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 166.80 miles (268.44 km) NNW | Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) | Chelyabinsk, Russia |     |
| 2 | 173.79 miles (279.69 km) NNE | Kurgan Airport (KRO) | Kurgan, Russia | |
| 3 | 198.32 miles (319.16 km) W | Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 222.87 miles (358.67 km) ESE | Atbasar (ATX) | Atbasar, Kazakhstan | |
| 5 | 246.73 miles (397.08 km) SE | Arkalyk (AYK) | Arkalyk, Kazakhstan | |
| 6 | 249.92 miles (402.21 km) E | Kokshetau Airport (KOV) | Kokshetau, Kazakhstan | |
| 7 | 253.12 miles (407.36 km) ENE | Petropavl Airport (PPK) | Petropavl, Kazakhstan | |
| 8 | 256.60 miles (412.96 km) WSW | Orsk Airport (OSW) | Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 267.34 miles (430.25 km) NNW | Koltsovo Airport (SVX) | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| 10 | 282.41 miles (454.49 km) NNE | Roshchino International Airport (TJM) | Tyumen, Russia | |
| 11 | 325.92 miles (524.52 km) WNW | Ufa International Airport (UFA) | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 12 | 339.74 miles (546.76 km) SW | Aktobe International Airport (AKX) | Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 13 | 353.88 miles (569.51 km) WSW | Tsentralny Airport (REN) | Orenburg, Russia | |
| 14 | 368.00 miles (592.24 km) ESE | Astana International Airport (TSE) | Astana, Kazakhstan | |
| 15 | 413.34 miles (665.20 km) ENE | Tsentralny Airport (OMS) | Omsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,613.04 miles (17,079.99 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,601.68 miles (17,061.71 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,577.92 miles (17,023.47 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,569.04 miles (17,009.17 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,557.59 miles (16,990.75 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,517.82 miles (16,926.75 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,487.10 miles (16,877.30 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,483.13 miles (16,870.92 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,474.54 miles (16,857.10 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,436.42 miles (16,795.75 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,427.69 miles (16,781.69 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,410.32 miles (16,753.75 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,404.56 miles (16,744.47 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,396.98 miles (16,732.28 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,360.69 miles (16,673.88 km) W | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 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 | |