Nonstop flight route between Lublin, Poland and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°14'24"N by 22°42'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from LUZ to RCA:
5,093.28 miles (8,196.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lublin Airport (LUZ), Lublin, Poland and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,093 miles (or 8,197 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 Lublin 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 Lublin 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: | LUZ / EPLB |
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| Location: | Lublin, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°14'24"N by 22°42'47"E |
| Area Served: | Lublin, Poland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 666 feet (203 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUZ |
| More Information: | LUZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
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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 Lublin Airport (LUZ):
- Because of Lublin Airport's relatively low elevation of 666 feet, planes can take off or land at Lublin 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.
- The furthest airport from Lublin Airport (LUZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,410 miles (18,363 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lublin Airport (LUZ) is Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNE of LUZ.
- In 1949 the Polish government made a decision to build an aviation factory in Świdnik, located next to the airfield.
- The need for an air terminus in Lublin, the 9th biggest city in Poland, has been felt for the better half of 20th century.
- Lublin Airport (LUZ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lublin Airport", another name for LUZ is "Port Lotniczy Lublin".
- Lublin Airport handled 189,442 passengers last year.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- 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.
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- 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 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 | 55.86 miles (89.90 km) NNE | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland |     |
| 2 | 78.59 miles (126.47 km) NE | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 3 | 83.79 miles (134.84 km) SSW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 4 | 98.39 miles (158.35 km) NW | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 99.87 miles (160.73 km) NW | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 6 | 112.73 miles (181.41 km) SSE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 121.43 miles (195.42 km) NW | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 8 | 146.48 miles (235.73 km) WNW | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 9 | 151.32 miles (243.52 km) WSW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 10 | 167.05 miles (268.84 km) WSW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 11 | 177.05 miles (284.93 km) SE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) SSE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 185.40 miles (298.37 km) SW | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 14 | 189.69 miles (305.27 km) SSW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 228.18 miles (367.22 km) SW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,409.98 miles (18,362.55 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,970.40 miles (17,655.11 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,959.28 miles (17,637.21 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,953.69 miles (17,628.21 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,951.03 miles (17,623.94 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,944.75 miles (17,613.83 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,941.45 miles (17,608.51 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,940.91 miles (17,607.64 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,939.19 miles (17,604.87 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,927.70 miles (17,586.38 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,922.43 miles (17,577.91 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,919.96 miles (17,573.93 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,919.53 miles (17,573.23 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,911.68 miles (17,560.61 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,901.59 miles (17,544.36 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |