Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Den Helder, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(44°2'43"N by 103°3'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°55'24"N by 4°46'50"E)
Distance from RAP to DHR:
4,494.07 miles (7,232.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and De Kooy Airfield (DHR), Den Helder, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,494 miles (or 7,232 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 Rapid City Regional Airport and De Kooy Airfield, 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 Rapid City Regional Airport and De Kooy Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAP / KRAP |
| Airport Name: | Rapid City Regional Airport |
| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°2'43"N by 103°3'25"W |
| Area Served: | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Rapid City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3204 feet (977 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAP |
| More Information: | RAP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DHR / EHKD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°55'24"N by 4°46'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy / Den Helder Airport CV |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DHR |
| More Information: | DHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP):
- Rapid City Regional Airport covers 1,655 acres at an elevation of 3,204 feet above mean sea level.
- Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,585 miles (17,035 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) is Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) N of RAP.
Facts about De Kooy Airfield (DHR):
- Because of De Kooy Airfield's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at De Kooy Airfield 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.
- De Kooy Airfield (DHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from De Kooy Airfield (DHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,805 miles (18,998 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "De Kooy Airfield", other names for DHR include "Vliegveld De Kooy", "Den Helder Airport" and "Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy".
- The closest airport to De Kooy Airfield (DHR) is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) S of DHR.
- There are currently no scheduled services to and from Den Helder.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.04 miles (11.33 km) N | Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 46.83 miles (75.37 km) NW | Black Hills Airport (SPF) | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 75.78 miles (121.95 km) SSE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 4 | 83.47 miles (134.33 km) S | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 124.73 miles (200.73 km) W | Gillette–Campbell County Airport (GCC) | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 138.22 miles (222.45 km) S | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | |
| 7 | 139.19 miles (224.01 km) E | Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 145.22 miles (233.71 km) SW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 147.61 miles (237.56 km) SSW | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 149.07 miles (239.91 km) N | Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) | Bowman, North Dakota, United States | |
| 11 | 150.24 miles (241.78 km) ESE | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 152.48 miles (245.39 km) S | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 13 | 166.27 miles (267.58 km) NE | Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG) | Mobridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 184.35 miles (296.68 km) ESE | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 188.01 miles (302.58 km) WSW | Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) | Casper, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,584.99 miles (17,034.84 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,465.49 miles (16,842.53 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,442.04 miles (16,804.79 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,420.15 miles (16,769.57 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,303.64 miles (16,582.06 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,293.76 miles (16,566.15 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,270.38 miles (16,528.53 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,253.94 miles (16,502.08 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,245.72 miles (16,488.85 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,202.10 miles (16,418.65 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,194.16 miles (16,405.87 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,188.74 miles (16,397.15 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,188.67 miles (16,397.03 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,178.61 miles (16,380.85 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,165.58 miles (16,359.87 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.54 miles (68.45 km) S | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 2 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) SE | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 45.81 miles (73.73 km) ENE | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 54.46 miles (87.64 km) SSW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 68.34 miles (109.98 km) SSW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 76.20 miles (122.63 km) E | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 92.24 miles (148.45 km) ENE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 8 | 93.94 miles (151.17 km) S | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 95.58 miles (153.82 km) SSE | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 99.16 miles (159.58 km) ESE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 11 | 103.58 miles (166.69 km) S | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 104.88 miles (168.78 km) SSE | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 106.39 miles (171.22 km) ENE | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 14 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) SSE | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 15 | 114.62 miles (184.47 km) S | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,804.58 miles (18,997.58 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,624.99 miles (18,708.57 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,609.58 miles (18,683.76 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,588.85 miles (18,650.39 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,580.25 miles (18,636.55 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,577.37 miles (18,631.93 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,577.21 miles (18,631.67 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,576.84 miles (18,631.08 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,562.14 miles (18,607.42 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,546.48 miles (18,582.21 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,534.28 miles (18,562.58 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,530.53 miles (18,556.55 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,523.68 miles (18,545.52 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,516.71 miles (18,534.30 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,510.40 miles (18,524.15 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |