Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Biała Podlaska, Poland:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°0'11"N by 23°8'36"E)
Distance from RCA to BXP:
5,062.49 miles (8,147.27 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 Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), Biała Podlaska, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,062 miles (or 8,147 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 Biała Podlaska 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 Biała Podlaska 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: | BXP / EPBP |
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| Location: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°0'11"N by 23°8'36"E |
| Area Served: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
| Operator/Owner: | Cargo Hub Warszawa Biała |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from BXP |
| More Information: | BXP Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- 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.
- 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.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- 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 AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
Facts about Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP):
- The closest airport to Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Brest Airport (BQT), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ENE of BXP.
- In addition to being known as "Biała Podlaska Airport", other names for BXP include "Port Lotniczy Biała Podlaska" and "Biała Podlaska".
- The airport is a former military base.
- The furthest airport from Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,372 miles (18,302 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| 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 | 32.87 miles (52.90 km) ENE | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 2 | 55.86 miles (89.90 km) SSW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 3 | 91.61 miles (147.43 km) W | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 4 | 93.08 miles (149.80 km) W | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 109.91 miles (176.88 km) WNW | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 6 | 139.62 miles (224.69 km) SSW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 7 | 155.43 miles (250.15 km) SSE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 160.98 miles (259.06 km) W | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 9 | 197.42 miles (317.71 km) SW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 10 | 202.34 miles (325.63 km) NNE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 11 | 204.41 miles (328.97 km) SE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 205.04 miles (329.98 km) WSW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 13 | 208.20 miles (335.06 km) N | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 14 | 223.67 miles (359.96 km) NE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 15 | 225.37 miles (362.70 km) NNW | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,372.09 miles (18,301.55 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,935.83 miles (17,599.47 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,918.97 miles (17,572.33 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,917.86 miles (17,570.54 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,915.58 miles (17,566.88 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,914.64 miles (17,565.36 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,912.04 miles (17,561.19 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,906.86 miles (17,552.84 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,905.86 miles (17,551.23 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,904.76 miles (17,549.46 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,899.31 miles (17,540.70 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,896.74 miles (17,536.56 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,888.01 miles (17,522.50 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,887.27 miles (17,521.32 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,866.03 miles (17,487.14 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |