Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Negage, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E)
Distance from RCA to GXG:
7,985.64 miles (12,851.60 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 Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,986 miles (or 12,852 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 Negage 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 Negage 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: | GXG / FNNG |
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| Location: | Negage, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E |
| Area Served: | Negage, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4105 feet (1,251 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXG |
| More Information: | GXG 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 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 Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
- 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.
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
- 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.
Facts about Negage Airport (GXG):
- The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.
- The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
- Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 140.95 miles (226.83 km) SSE | Malanje Airport (MEG) | Malange, Angola | |
| 2 | 148.86 miles (239.57 km) W | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| 3 | 159.94 miles (257.40 km) WSW | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 4 | 169.60 miles (272.95 km) WNW | N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) | N'zeto, Angola | |
| 5 | 169.60 miles (272.95 km) WNW | Namibe Airport (MSZ) | Namibe, Angola | |
| 6 | 185.21 miles (298.06 km) NW | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 198.02 miles (318.69 km) ESE | Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) | Cafunfo, Angola | |
| 8 | 201.28 miles (323.93 km) NW | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 210.89 miles (339.39 km) ESE | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| 10 | 232.99 miles (374.97 km) N | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 237.56 miles (382.31 km) WNW | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 242.02 miles (389.49 km) N | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 254.03 miles (408.83 km) S | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 14 | 259.71 miles (417.97 km) NW | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 15 | 268.13 miles (431.52 km) NNW | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,792.18 miles (18,977.62 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,736.64 miles (18,888.24 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 3 | 11,564.44 miles (18,611.11 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,425.60 miles (18,387.68 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,407.24 miles (18,358.14 km) NW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,402.11 miles (18,349.86 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,400.89 miles (18,347.90 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,397.89 miles (18,343.08 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,397.82 miles (18,342.96 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,396.42 miles (18,340.72 km) NW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,395.93 miles (18,339.93 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,395.93 miles (18,339.93 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,391.08 miles (18,332.12 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,389.08 miles (18,328.91 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,389.02 miles (18,328.80 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |