Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Cuyo Airport (CYU), Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,738 miles (or 12,453 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 Cuyo 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 Cuyo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
• Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air 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.
• 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 installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.

Facts about Cuyo Airport (CYU):

• Cuyo Airport (CYU) currently has only 1 runway.
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• In addition to being known as "Cuyo Airport", another name for CYU is "Paliparan ng Cuyo".
• The furthest airport from Cuyo Airport (CYU) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to Cuyo Airport (meaning Cuyo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Cuyo Airport (CYU) is Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of CYU.
• Because of Cuyo Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cuyo 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 airport of Cuyo Island is located in Magsaysay some 20 minutes by car from Cuyo town or 10 minutes walk from the Anino Retreat.
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