Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°23'13"N by 5°33'24"W)
Distance from RCA to HGO:
6,135.36 miles (9,873.88 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 Korhogo Airport (HGO), Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,135 miles (or 9,874 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 Korhogo 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 Korhogo 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: | HGO / DIKO |
| Airport Name: | Korhogo Airport |
| Location: | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°23'13"N by 5°33'24"W |
| Area Served: | Korhogo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1214 feet (370 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGO |
| More Information: | HGO Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- On 2 January 1942, the U.S.
- 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.
- In October 1960, Ellsworth entered the "Space Age," with the activation of the 850th Strategic Missile Squadron, initially assigned to the 28 BMW.
- 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 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 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.
Facts about Korhogo Airport (HGO):
- The closest airport to Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) ENE of HGO.
- Korhogo Airport (HGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Korhogo Airport (meaning Korhogo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
| 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 | 28.41 miles (45.72 km) ENE | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | 63.30 miles (101.88 km) W | Boundiali Airport (BXI) | Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 92.83 miles (149.40 km) SSE | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 106.19 miles (170.90 km) NNE | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 118.57 miles (190.83 km) SSE | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 134.79 miles (216.93 km) N | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 7 | 137.01 miles (220.50 km) W | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 148.15 miles (238.42 km) NE | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 172.13 miles (277.01 km) S | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 172.28 miles (277.26 km) E | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 176.77 miles (284.49 km) ENE | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 189.91 miles (305.63 km) SSW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 190.37 miles (306.38 km) NE | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 199.13 miles (320.46 km) SSE | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 201.56 miles (324.38 km) SW | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,106.98 miles (19,484.24 km) W | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 11,941.72 miles (19,218.29 km) SSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,893.66 miles (19,140.94 km) ESE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,886.40 miles (19,129.25 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,876.90 miles (19,113.97 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,871.49 miles (19,105.27 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,865.60 miles (19,095.78 km) SE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,858.28 miles (19,084.00 km) SE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,847.03 miles (19,065.91 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,839.58 miles (19,053.91 km) SE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,838.35 miles (19,051.94 km) SE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,837.22 miles (19,050.11 km) SSW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,826.78 miles (19,033.31 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,824.59 miles (19,029.78 km) SSW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,821.24 miles (19,024.39 km) SE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |