Nonstop flight route between Maymana, Afghanistan and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(35°55'50"N by 64°45'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from MMZ to RCA:
6,851.63 miles (11,026.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ), Maymana, Afghanistan and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,852 miles (or 11,027 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 Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMZ / OAMN |
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| Location: | Maymana, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'50"N by 64°45'39"E |
| Area Served: | Maymana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2743 feet (836 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMZ |
| More Information: | MMZ 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 Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ):
- The furthest airport from Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,741 miles (18,896 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ) is Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) SSE of MMZ.
- In addition to being known as "Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر", another name for MMZ is "Maymana Airport (Maymana)".
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- 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 host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.
- 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 installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 101.20 miles (162.87 km) SSE | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan |     |
| 2 | 113.20 miles (182.18 km) SW | Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) | Qala i Naw, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 146.46 miles (235.70 km) ENE | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 169.59 miles (272.94 km) NE | Termez Airport (TMJ) | Termez, Uzbekistan | |
| 5 | 186.13 miles (299.55 km) SW | Herat International Airport (HEA) | Herat, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 188.86 miles (303.94 km) ESE | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 196.09 miles (315.57 km) NW | Mary International Airport (MYP) | Mary, Turkmenistan | |
| 8 | 226.72 miles (364.87 km) NNW | Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) | Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan | |
| 9 | 236.56 miles (380.71 km) ENE | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 237.95 miles (382.94 km) SSE | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 262.47 miles (422.40 km) ESE | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 265.45 miles (427.20 km) SE | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 266.04 miles (428.16 km) N | Bukhara International Airport (BHK) | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | |
| 14 | 268.26 miles (431.72 km) ESE | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 271.76 miles (437.36 km) ENE | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,741.34 miles (18,895.81 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,964.20 miles (17,645.13 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,681.71 miles (17,190.51 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,634.43 miles (17,114.42 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,602.23 miles (17,062.60 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,441.46 miles (16,803.87 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,334.45 miles (16,631.64 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,271.41 miles (16,530.20 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,240.88 miles (16,481.05 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,194.32 miles (16,406.12 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,193.38 miles (16,404.62 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,190.83 miles (16,400.52 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,184.50 miles (16,390.33 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,155.00 miles (16,342.86 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,151.74 miles (16,337.60 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 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 | |