Nonstop flight route between Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,362 miles (or 3,802 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 Tinson Pen Aerodrome and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP):

• Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston, Jamaica is the largest of Jamaica's three domestic airports.
• Because of Tinson Pen Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tinson Pen Aerodrome 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.
• The closest airport to Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of KTP.
• The furthest airport from Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,889 miles (19,134 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is at an elevation of 16 ft above mean sea level.

Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• After the Army closed their facilities, the military housing at the Nike Integrated Fire Control sites was transferred to control of Ellsworth, and was used as Air Force military family housing until about 1990.
• The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
• 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 installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
• In October 1960, Ellsworth entered the "Space Age," with the activation of the 850th Strategic Missile Squadron, initially assigned to the 28 BMW.