Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC), San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,149 miles (or 9,896 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 Aviador Carlos Campos 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 Aviador Carlos Campos 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: | CPC / SAZY |
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| Location: | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°4'31"S by 71°8'13"W |
| Area Served: | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos del Neuquén |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2569 feet (783 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPC |
| More Information: | CPC Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- 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.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
- 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 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.
Facts about Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC):
- The furthest airport from Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) is Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), which is nearly antipodal to Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (meaning Aviador Carlos Campos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ordos Ejin Horo Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,908 kilometers) away in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.
- Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) is Pucón Airport (ZPC), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of CPC.
- In addition to being known as "Aviador Carlos Campos Airport", another name for CPC is "Aeropuerto de Chapelco - Aviador Carlos Campos".
