Nonstop flight route between Osceola, Wisconsin, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO), Osceola, Wisconsin, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 516 miles (or 830 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 L.O. Simenstad Municipal 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: | OEO / KOEO |
| Airport Name: | L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Osceola, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°18'33"N by 92°41'23"W |
| Area Served: | Osceola, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | Village of Osceola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 906 feet (276 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OEO |
| More Information: | OEO 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 L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO):
- The furthest airport from L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,774 miles (17,338 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) is New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) SSE of OEO.
- Because of L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 906 feet, planes can take off or land at L.O. Simenstad 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.
- L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
