Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Bermejo, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°46'23"S by 64°18'46"W)
Distance from RCA to BJO:
5,233.22 miles (8,422.03 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 Bermejo Airport (BJO), Bermejo, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,233 miles (or 8,422 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 Bermejo 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 Bermejo 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 |
| 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJO / SLBJ |
| Airport Name: | Bermejo Airport |
| Location: | Bermejo, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°46'23"S by 64°18'46"W |
| Area Served: | Bermejo, Bolivia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1250 feet (381 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJO |
| More Information: | BJO 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.
- 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 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- 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.
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
Facts about Bermejo Airport (BJO):
- The closest airport to Bermejo Airport (BJO) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of BJO.
- The furthest airport from Bermejo Airport (BJO) is Huizhou Airport (HUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bermejo Airport (meaning Bermejo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Huizhou Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
- Bermejo Airport (BJO) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 26.24 miles (42.23 km) S | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 34.78 miles (55.98 km) ENE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 3 | 70.26 miles (113.06 km) NE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 87.72 miles (141.17 km) NNW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 121.93 miles (196.22 km) SSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 6 | 160.96 miles (259.04 km) SSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 197.71 miles (318.19 km) NNE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 228.39 miles (367.56 km) NW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 241.07 miles (387.97 km) ENE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 267.74 miles (430.89 km) NNW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 285.39 miles (459.29 km) S | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 293.41 miles (472.20 km) W | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 344.28 miles (554.06 km) S | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 14 | 350.72 miles (564.43 km) NNE | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 362.48 miles (583.35 km) NNE | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.06 miles (19,899.59 km) ENE | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 12,361.95 miles (19,894.58 km) NW | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 3 | 12,333.28 miles (19,848.45 km) ENE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 4 | 12,324.26 miles (19,833.93 km) NNW | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 5 | 12,319.21 miles (19,825.79 km) ENE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 6 | 12,316.84 miles (19,821.99 km) E | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 12,296.21 miles (19,788.78 km) ENE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 8 | 12,279.95 miles (19,762.61 km) ENE | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 12,279.08 miles (19,761.22 km) ENE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 12,268.94 miles (19,744.90 km) E | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 11 | 12,239.76 miles (19,697.94 km) NW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 12 | 12,232.64 miles (19,686.47 km) NW | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 12,227.73 miles (19,678.57 km) NE | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 12,225.55 miles (19,675.07 km) NNW | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 15 | 12,216.52 miles (19,660.53 km) NNE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |