Nonstop flight route between Marabá, Pará, Brazil and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB), Marabá, Pará, Brazil and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,780 miles (or 7,693 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 João Correa da Rocha 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 João Correa da Rocha Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB):

• In addition to being known as "João Correa da Rocha Airport", another name for MAB is "Aeroporto João Correa da Rocha".
• The furthest airport from João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to João Correa da Rocha Airport (meaning João Correa da Rocha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,149 miles (19,551 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
• The airport is located 5 km from downtown Marabá.
• Because of João Correa da Rocha Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at João Correa da Rocha 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.
• João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) currently has only 1 runway.
• João Correa da Rocha Airport handled 380,439 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) is Carajás Airport (CKS), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SW of MAB.

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.
• The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• The 740th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1955 with AN/MPS-7 search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
• When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
• Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
• On 2 January 1942, the U.S.
• Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
• 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.