Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Elazığ, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Elazığ Airport (EZS), Elazığ, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,256 miles (or 10,068 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 Elazığ 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 Elazığ 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: | EZS / LTCA |
| Airport Name: | Elazığ Airport |
| Location: | Elazığ, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°36'24"N by 39°17'29"E |
| Area Served: | Elazığ, Turkey |
| Operator/Owner: | DHMI |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2927 feet (892 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EZS |
| More Information: | EZS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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.
- 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.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
- 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.
Facts about Elazığ Airport (EZS):
- Elazığ Airport handled 549,054 passengers last year.
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Elazığ Airport (EZS) is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) W of EZS.
- The furthest airport from Elazığ Airport (EZS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,311 miles (18,203 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
