Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT), Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,641 miles (or 9,078 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 Ellsworth Air Force Base and Chafei Amsei State Airport, 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 Ellsworth Air Force Base and Chafei Amsei State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAT / SBBT |
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Location: | Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°35'8"S by 48°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Barretos |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1900 feet (579 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAT |
More Information: | BAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In March 1944, heavy bomber operational training ended and the 225th Army Air Force Base Unit began training of replacement personnel for deployed heavy bombardment units in the overseas combat theaters.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- 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.
- Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
Facts about Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT):
- The closest airport to Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) is Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of BAT.
- In addition to being known as "Chafei Amsei State Airport", other names for BAT include "Aeroporto Estadual Chafei Amsei" and "SNBA".
- Chafei Amsei State Airport handled 4,130 passengers last year.
- Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Chafei Amsei State Airport (meaning Chafei Amsei State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The airport is located 4 km from downtown Barretos.
- Chafei Amsei State Airport is the airport serving Barretos, Brazil.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.