Nonstop flight route between Ocean City, Maryland, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE), Ocean City, Maryland, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,499 miles (or 2,413 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 Ocean City Municipal Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE):

• Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Ocean City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocean City Municipal 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ocean City Municipal Airport", another name for OCE is "OXB".
• Ocean City airport opened in 1960.
• The furthest airport from Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,791 miles (18,976 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) is Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) W of OCE.

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 installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
• On 2 January 1942, the U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
• 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.
• Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
• 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.