Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Harrison, Arkansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°15'41"N by 93°9'16"W)
Distance from RCA to HRO:
754.45 miles (1,214.16 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 Boone County Airport (HRO), Harrison, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 754 miles (or 1,214 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 relatively short distance between Ellsworth Air Force Base and Boone County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | HRO / KHRO |
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| Location: | Harrison, Arkansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°15'41"N by 93°9'16"W |
| Area Served: | Harrison, Arkansas |
| Operator/Owner: | Boone County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRO |
| More Information: | HRO 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- 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.
- 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 Boone County Airport (HRO):
- The closest airport to Boone County Airport (HRO) is Branson Airport (BKG), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) N of HRO.
- Boone County Airport (HRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Boone County Airport", another name for HRO is "Boone County Regional Airport".
- The furthest airport from Boone County Airport (HRO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,837 miles (17,441 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| 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 | 18.87 miles (30.36 km) N | Branson Airport (BKG) | Branson, Missouri, United States | |
| 2 | 25.52 miles (41.06 km) N | M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK) | Point Lookout, Missouri, United States | |
| 3 | 31.51 miles (50.70 km) E | Marion County Regional Airport (FLP) | Flippin, Arkansas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.81 miles (62.45 km) E | Ozark Regional Airport (WMH) | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.56 miles (86.20 km) W | Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) | Rogers, Arkansas, United States | |
| 6 | 54.08 miles (87.03 km) W | Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ) | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | |
| 7 | 59.36 miles (95.53 km) WSW | Drake Field (FYV) | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 8 | 64.25 miles (103.39 km) W | Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) | Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, United States | |
| 9 | 69.22 miles (111.40 km) N | Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) | Springfield, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 74.58 miles (120.02 km) W | Smith Field (SLG) | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States | |
| 11 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) WNW | Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS) | Neosho, Missouri, United States | |
| 12 | 78.77 miles (126.77 km) S | Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ) | Morrilton, Arkansas, United States | |
| 13 | 92.02 miles (148.08 km) ESE | Batesville Regional Airport (BVX) | Batesville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 14 | 93.28 miles (150.12 km) SW | Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | |
| 15 | 96.55 miles (155.39 km) NW | Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) | Joplin, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,837.09 miles (17,440.56 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,816.27 miles (17,407.05 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,795.41 miles (17,373.48 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,784.66 miles (17,356.18 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,775.92 miles (17,342.12 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,762.72 miles (17,320.88 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,758.85 miles (17,314.64 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,750.70 miles (17,301.53 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,740.65 miles (17,285.35 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,731.58 miles (17,270.76 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,707.96 miles (17,232.75 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,702.33 miles (17,223.69 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,691.01 miles (17,205.47 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,686.71 miles (17,198.54 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,679.79 miles (17,187.41 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |