Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France:
Departure Airport:
(44°2'43"N by 103°3'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°30'52"N by 1°37'39"E)
Distance from RAP to LTQ:
4,499.43 miles (7,241.12 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 Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ), Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,499 miles (or 7,241 kilometers).
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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: | LTQ / LFAT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°30'52"N by 1°37'39"E |
| Area Served: | Le Touquet, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Société d'economie mixte de l'aéroport du Touquet (SEMAT) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LTQ |
| More Information: | LTQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP):
- Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ):
- The closest airport to Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) is Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of LTQ.
- Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport is 2.9 kilometres east-southeast of Le Touquet, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
- Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale 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 Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Le Touquet has been a very popular hot spot for UK pilots as one of their first landings on non-UK soil, which makes it a popular destination for fly-outs for flying clubs.
- In addition to being known as "Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport", another name for LTQ is "Aéroport de Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale".
| 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 | 27.22 miles (43.81 km) SSE | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 2 | 33.92 miles (54.59 km) NNE | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 3 | 42.85 miles (68.96 km) NW | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 44.99 miles (72.41 km) E | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| 5 | 47.46 miles (76.38 km) NW | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 53.39 miles (85.93 km) ESE | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 7 | 54.44 miles (87.61 km) NE | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 8 | 55.62 miles (89.52 km) SE | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 9 | 58.47 miles (94.10 km) NNW | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 64.17 miles (103.28 km) E | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 11 | 71.74 miles (115.45 km) NE | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 12 | 72.16 miles (116.14 km) ENE | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 13 | 75.79 miles (121.98 km) NW | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 76.36 miles (122.90 km) SSE | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 15 | 80.12 miles (128.94 km) SSW | Rouen Airport (URO) | Rouen, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,964.93 miles (19,255.65 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,823.59 miles (19,028.17 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,815.82 miles (19,015.67 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,790.23 miles (18,974.49 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,789.19 miles (18,972.81 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,788.54 miles (18,971.77 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,772.64 miles (18,946.18 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,765.41 miles (18,934.54 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,762.13 miles (18,929.27 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,760.71 miles (18,926.98 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,736.31 miles (18,887.71 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,731.27 miles (18,879.60 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,729.54 miles (18,876.82 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,724.75 miles (18,869.10 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,723.04 miles (18,866.35 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |