Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Ceduna, South Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°7'50"S by 133°42'34"E)
Distance from RCA to CED:
9,306.35 miles (14,977.08 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 Ceduna Airport (CED), Ceduna, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,306 miles (or 14,977 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 Ceduna 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 Ceduna 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: | CED / YCDU |
| Airport Name: | Ceduna Airport |
| Location: | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°7'50"S by 133°42'34"E |
| Operator/Owner: | District Council of Ceduna |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from CED |
| More Information: | CED 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".
- 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.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- 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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
Facts about Ceduna Airport (CED):
- The furthest airport from Ceduna Airport (CED) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Ceduna Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Ceduna 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 Ceduna Airport (CED) is Streaky Bay Airport (KBY), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of CED.
| 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 | 59.30 miles (95.44 km) SE | Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 195.42 miles (314.49 km) SE | Cleve Airport (CVC) | Cleve, South Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 212.91 miles (342.65 km) ESE | Cowell Airport (CCW) | Cowell, South Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 221.85 miles (357.04 km) NNE | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 233.68 miles (376.07 km) ENE | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 260.68 miles (419.52 km) ESE | Port Pirie Airport (PPI) | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 288.19 miles (463.80 km) E | Wilpena Pound (HWK) | Hawker, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 297.71 miles (479.11 km) ENE | Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 330.18 miles (531.38 km) SE | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 338.89 miles (545.39 km) SE | Adelaide Airport (ADL) | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 341.48 miles (549.55 km) WNW | Forrest Airport (FOS) | Forrest, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 427.20 miles (687.51 km) ESE | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 454.47 miles (731.39 km) E | Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 477.18 miles (767.95 km) NE | Moomba Airport (MOO) | Moomba, South Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 505.41 miles (813.38 km) ESE | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,449.88 miles (18,426.75 km) NW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,442.39 miles (18,414.69 km) NW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,363.46 miles (18,287.68 km) E | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 4 | 11,354.58 miles (18,273.38 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,339.74 miles (18,249.49 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,314.17 miles (18,208.34 km) NNE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 7 | 11,306.62 miles (18,196.20 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,298.66 miles (18,183.38 km) NNE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 9 | 11,273.83 miles (18,143.43 km) NNE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 10 | 11,265.97 miles (18,130.78 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,222.68 miles (18,061.10 km) NNE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 12 | 11,210.71 miles (18,041.85 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,203.80 miles (18,030.72 km) NE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 14 | 11,198.71 miles (18,022.53 km) NNE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 15 | 11,192.24 miles (18,012.11 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |