Nonstop flight route between Relizane, Algeria and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(35°45'6"N by 0°37'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from QZN to RCA:
5,140.19 miles (8,272.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Relizane Airport (QZN), Relizane, Algeria and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,140 miles (or 8,272 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 Relizane 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 Relizane 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: | QZN / DAAZ |
| Airport Name: | Relizane Airport |
| Location: | Relizane, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°45'6"N by 0°37'37"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QZN |
| More Information: | QZN 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 Relizane Airport (QZN):
- Relizane Airport (QZN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Relizane Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Relizane 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.
- The furthest airport from Relizane Airport (QZN) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Relizane Airport (meaning Relizane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Relizane Airport (QZN) is Ghriss Airport (MUW), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SW of QZN.
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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.28 miles (74.48 km) SW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 50.93 miles (81.96 km) NE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 3 | 66.78 miles (107.48 km) WSW | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 4 | 70.73 miles (113.83 km) W | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 5 | 79.56 miles (128.04 km) WSW | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 6 | 132.67 miles (213.52 km) ENE | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 7 | 136.96 miles (220.42 km) ENE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 8 | 158.20 miles (254.59 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 9 | 158.57 miles (255.19 km) WSW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 10 | 160.88 miles (258.90 km) NNW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 11 | 183.14 miles (294.74 km) WNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 12 | 186.66 miles (300.39 km) NNW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 13 | 203.26 miles (327.12 km) E | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 14 | 204.13 miles (328.52 km) W | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 15 | 219.53 miles (353.30 km) N | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,188.40 miles (19,615.29 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,182.65 miles (19,606.03 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,157.87 miles (19,566.15 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,148.43 miles (19,550.95 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,146.69 miles (19,548.15 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,142.81 miles (19,541.91 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,138.37 miles (19,534.76 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,133.58 miles (19,527.06 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,112.77 miles (19,493.57 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,110.24 miles (19,489.50 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,109.53 miles (19,488.36 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,107.95 miles (19,485.80 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,100.86 miles (19,474.39 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,085.77 miles (19,450.11 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,059.54 miles (19,407.89 km) E | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |