Nonstop flight route between Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°55'23"N by 12°43'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from MKA to RCA:
4,879.21 miles (7,852.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA), Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,879 miles (or 7,852 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 Mariánské Lázně 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 Mariánské Lázně 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: | MKA / LKMR |
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| Location: | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'23"N by 12°43'36"E |
| Elevation: | 1771 feet (540 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKA |
| More Information: | MKA 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 Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA):
- The closest airport to Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of MKA.
- The furthest airport from Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Mariánské Lázně Airport", another name for MKA is "Letiště Mariánské Lázně".
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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 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's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
- 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.
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.06 miles (33.89 km) NNE | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |     |
| 2 | 46.14 miles (74.26 km) WNW | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 3 | 48.50 miles (78.05 km) W | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 4 | 69.18 miles (111.33 km) E | Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 71.23 miles (114.64 km) S | Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 6 | 73.67 miles (118.55 km) N | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 7 | 76.71 miles (123.45 km) ENE | Vodochody Airport (VOD) | Vodochody, Czech republic | |
| 8 | 79.29 miles (127.60 km) WSW | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 9 | 95.36 miles (153.47 km) NNE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 10 | 99.24 miles (159.71 km) SSW | Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| 11 | 105.88 miles (170.39 km) NNW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 12 | 106.68 miles (171.68 km) NW | Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) | Erfurt, Germany | |
| 13 | 113.18 miles (182.14 km) W | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 14 | 116.47 miles (187.44 km) SSW | Munich Airport (MUC) | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 15 | 124.65 miles (200.61 km) W | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,832.13 miles (19,041.92 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,407.02 miles (18,357.78 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,391.00 miles (18,331.98 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,389.66 miles (18,329.83 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,386.16 miles (18,324.19 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,378.90 miles (18,312.52 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,378.65 miles (18,312.12 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,375.27 miles (18,306.68 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,374.15 miles (18,304.88 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,373.55 miles (18,303.90 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,369.52 miles (18,297.43 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,362.41 miles (18,285.97 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,362.28 miles (18,285.77 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,358.44 miles (18,279.59 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,335.63 miles (18,242.88 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 | |