Nonstop flight route between Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(7°24'57"S by 155°33'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from MNY to RCA:
7,137.37 miles (11,486.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mono Airport (MNY), Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,137 miles (or 11,486 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 Mono 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 Mono 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: | MNY / AGGO |
| Airport Name: | Mono Airport |
| Location: | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'57"S by 155°33'55"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from MNY |
| More Information: | MNY 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 Mono Airport (MNY):
- The closest airport to Mono Airport (MNY) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of MNY.
- Stirling Airfield is still in use today by the Solomons Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Mono Airport (MNY) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.70 miles (59.07 km) NE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 74.92 miles (120.57 km) NE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) N | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 100.65 miles (161.98 km) ESE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 132.18 miles (212.73 km) ESE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 138.65 miles (223.13 km) E | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 150.79 miles (242.66 km) NNW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 218.47 miles (351.59 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 221.49 miles (356.45 km) NNW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 275.37 miles (443.16 km) ESE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 278.79 miles (448.68 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 288.31 miles (463.99 km) WNW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.85 miles (471.29 km) SW | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 304.06 miles (489.33 km) WNW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 305.12 miles (491.04 km) NW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.88 miles (19,184.74 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,914.14 miles (19,173.90 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,909.65 miles (19,166.67 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,895.70 miles (19,144.23 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,825.23 miles (19,030.82 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,810.14 miles (19,006.53 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 7 | 11,803.01 miles (18,995.06 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,792.42 miles (18,978.01 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 9 | 11,784.79 miles (18,965.74 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,784.65 miles (18,965.50 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,778.28 miles (18,955.26 km) WNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 12 | 11,768.30 miles (18,939.20 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 13 | 11,763.52 miles (18,931.51 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 14 | 11,759.14 miles (18,924.46 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,745.84 miles (18,903.05 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 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 | |