Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Muğla, Turkey:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°15'2"N by 27°39'51"E)
Distance from RCA to BJV:
6,025.01 miles (9,696.29 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 Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV), Muğla, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,025 miles (or 9,696 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 Milas–Bodrum 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 Milas–Bodrum 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: | BJV / LTFE |
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| Location: | Muğla, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°15'2"N by 27°39'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJV |
| More Information: | BJV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
- 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.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- 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".
- On 1 June 1971, SAC deactivated the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division and by October of that year, an upgraded LGM-30F Minuteman II also replaced the Minuteman I missiles.
Facts about Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV):
- In addition to being known as "Milas–Bodrum Airport", another name for BJV is "Milas-Bodrum Havalimanı".
- Because of Milas–Bodrum Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Milas–Bodrum 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 closest airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) is Imsik Airport (BXN), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) S of BJV.
- The furthest airport from Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,411 miles (18,365 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- A new terminal, designed to handle 5 million passengers a year, opened in June 2012 and operation of the airport was transferred to a private company who run the airport on behalf of the Turkish Government.
- Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) 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 | 7.63 miles (12.27 km) S | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 2 | 44.67 miles (71.89 km) SW | Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) | Kos Island, Greece | |
| 3 | 47.75 miles (76.85 km) W | Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) | Leros, Greece | |
| 4 | 51.23 miles (82.45 km) NW | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 5 | 62.89 miles (101.20 km) SSE | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) | Rhodes, Greece | |
| 6 | 72.46 miles (116.62 km) ESE | Dalaman International Airport (DLM) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 7 | 76.96 miles (123.86 km) NNW | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 8 | 78.16 miles (125.78 km) WNW | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 9 | 84.93 miles (136.67 km) WSW | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 10 | 94.22 miles (151.64 km) NNW | Çiğli Air Base (IGL) | Çiğli / İzmir, Turkey | |
| 11 | 112.32 miles (180.77 km) NW | Chios Island National Airport (JKH) | Chios Island, Greece | |
| 12 | 117.59 miles (189.24 km) ENE | Çardak Airport (DNZ) | Denizli, Turkey | |
| 13 | 126.96 miles (204.32 km) W | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 14 | 127.86 miles (205.77 km) W | Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) | Mykonos Island, Greece | |
| 15 | 129.68 miles (208.70 km) SSW | Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) | Karpathos, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,411.30 miles (18,364.66 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,324.93 miles (18,225.66 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,241.12 miles (18,090.79 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,216.53 miles (18,051.22 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,191.32 miles (18,010.64 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,097.27 miles (17,859.27 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,066.04 miles (17,809.02 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,062.50 miles (17,803.32 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,030.09 miles (17,751.17 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,013.75 miles (17,724.87 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,011.56 miles (17,721.34 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,000.45 miles (17,703.46 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,998.74 miles (17,700.71 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,997.98 miles (17,699.48 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,949.88 miles (17,622.08 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |