Nonstop flight route between Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°22'45"N by 73°0'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from MYG to RCA:
2,274.40 miles (3,660.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mayaguana Airport (MYG), Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,274 miles (or 3,660 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 relatively short distance between Mayaguana Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYG / MYMM |
| Airport Name: | Mayaguana Airport |
| Location: | Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°22'45"N by 73°0'48"W |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYG |
| More Information: | MYG 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 Mayaguana Airport (MYG):
- Because of Mayaguana Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Mayaguana 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.
- Mayaguana Airport (MYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mayaguana Airport (MYG) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,983 miles (19,284 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Mayaguana Airport (MYG) is Providenciales International Airport (PLS), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SE of MYG.
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 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- 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".
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
- 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 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.
- The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.60 miles (102.35 km) SE | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |     |
| 2 | 75.79 miles (121.97 km) ESE | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 3 | 78.74 miles (126.71 km) WNW | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 4 | 86.45 miles (139.13 km) ESE | Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 5 | 105.72 miles (170.13 km) SSW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 6 | 112.33 miles (180.77 km) ESE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 7 | 136.25 miles (219.27 km) ESE | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 8 | 143.56 miles (231.04 km) WNW | Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI) | Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas | |
| 9 | 150.77 miles (242.64 km) NW | San Salvador Airport (ZSA) | Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas | |
| 10 | 169.08 miles (272.10 km) SW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 11 | 171.07 miles (275.30 km) SW | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 12 | 174.17 miles (280.30 km) W | Duncan Town Airport (DCT) | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas | |
| 13 | 190.32 miles (306.28 km) SSE | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 14 | 199.44 miles (320.97 km) WNW | Exuma International Airport (GGT) | Moss Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 199.58 miles (321.18 km) SW | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,982.74 miles (19,284.31 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,979.75 miles (19,279.49 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,955.66 miles (19,240.72 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,886.15 miles (19,128.85 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,852.20 miles (19,074.22 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,797.51 miles (18,986.20 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,782.89 miles (18,962.68 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,758.43 miles (18,923.32 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,749.35 miles (18,908.70 km) W | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,748.14 miles (18,906.75 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,746.06 miles (18,903.40 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,742.14 miles (18,897.09 km) W | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,703.74 miles (18,835.29 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,696.14 miles (18,823.07 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,682.61 miles (18,801.29 km) W | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |