Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°9'19"N by 117°25'55"E)
Distance from RCA to BEJ:
8,378.63 miles (13,484.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Kalimarau Airport (BEJ), Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,379 miles (or 13,484 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 Kalimarau 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 Kalimarau 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: | BEJ / WALK |
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| Location: | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°9'19"N by 117°25'55"E |
| Area Served: | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEJ |
| More Information: | BEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
Facts about Kalimarau Airport (BEJ):
- Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kalimarau Airport (meaning Kalimarau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Kalimarau Airport", another name for BEJ is "Bandar Udara Kalimarau".
- The closest airport to Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) N of BEJ.
- Because of Kalimarau Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalimarau 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.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.46 miles (131.09 km) N | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 94.74 miles (152.47 km) NNE | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 3 | 137.86 miles (221.86 km) N | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 140.54 miles (226.18 km) S | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 154.14 miles (248.06 km) WNW | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 156.51 miles (251.88 km) NNE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 168.98 miles (271.94 km) NW | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 172.85 miles (278.17 km) W | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 174.02 miles (280.06 km) NW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 177.71 miles (285.99 km) NNE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 178.03 miles (286.52 km) NW | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 179.74 miles (289.26 km) WNW | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 191.20 miles (307.70 km) NW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 195.51 miles (314.64 km) NW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 208.07 miles (334.85 km) NNE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.11 miles (19,878.74 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,294.67 miles (19,786.31 km) SSE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,265.53 miles (19,739.41 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,252.59 miles (19,718.58 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,245.93 miles (19,707.87 km) WSW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,091.57 miles (19,459.45 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,084.00 miles (19,447.27 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,068.06 miles (19,421.61 km) NNW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,053.14 miles (19,397.59 km) SSE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,035.07 miles (19,368.52 km) W | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,009.37 miles (19,327.15 km) NNW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 12 | 12,008.29 miles (19,325.42 km) W | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,974.46 miles (19,270.98 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,961.40 miles (19,249.97 km) WSW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,949.21 miles (19,230.34 km) E | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |