Nonstop flight route between Logan, Utah, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), Logan, Utah, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 472 miles (or 760 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 Logan-Cache 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: | LGU / KLGU |
Airport Name: | Logan-Cache Airport |
Location: | Logan, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°47'28"N by 111°51'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Logan City & Cache County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGU |
More Information: | LGU 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 Logan-Cache Airport (LGU):
- Utah carrier Transwestern Airlines had company headquarters at Logan airport, with flights to their hub at Salt Lake until their acquisition by Horizon Air in December 1983.
- Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Logan-Cache Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) is Brigham City Airport (BMC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of LGU.
- The furthest airport from Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,889 miles (17,524 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- 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 Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota.
- In October 1960, Ellsworth entered the "Space Age," with the activation of the 850th Strategic Missile Squadron, initially assigned to the 28 BMW.
- 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 2 January 1942, the U.S.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.