Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°41'13"S by 151°1'18"W)
Distance from RCA to HUH:
5,175.52 miles (8,329.17 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 Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH), Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,176 miles (or 8,329 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 Huahine – Fare 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 Huahine – Fare 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: | HUH / NTTH |
| Airport Name: | Huahine – Fare Airport |
| Location: | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°41'13"S by 151°1'18"W |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUH |
| More Information: | HUH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- 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 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.
- In 1986, the base and the 28 BMW made extensive preparations to phase out the aging B-52 fleet and become the second home for the advanced B-1B Lancer.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
Facts about Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH):
- The furthest airport from Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Huahine – Fare Airport (meaning Huahine – Fare Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
- Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) is Bora Bora Airport (BOB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of HUH.
| 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 | 51.24 miles (82.47 km) WNW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 82.89 miles (133.40 km) WNW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 99.95 miles (160.86 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 110.82 miles (178.34 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 198.40 miles (319.29 km) NE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 308.84 miles (497.04 km) ENE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 315.36 miles (507.53 km) ENE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 353.45 miles (568.82 km) ENE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 358.31 miles (576.64 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 364.32 miles (586.32 km) ENE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 366.84 miles (590.38 km) E | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 397.55 miles (639.80 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 478.06 miles (769.36 km) WSW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 487.73 miles (784.92 km) E | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 489.53 miles (787.82 km) WSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,276.82 miles (19,757.58 km) NW | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 2 | 12,276.27 miles (19,756.69 km) NW | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 3 | 12,241.49 miles (19,700.72 km) NNW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 4 | 12,212.77 miles (19,654.50 km) WNW | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 5 | 12,187.71 miles (19,614.18 km) WNW | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 6 | 12,178.66 miles (19,599.60 km) NNW | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 7 | 12,113.64 miles (19,494.97 km) NE | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,094.24 miles (19,463.75 km) WNW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 9 | 12,046.68 miles (19,387.20 km) NNW | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 10 | 12,029.26 miles (19,359.17 km) N | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 11 | 12,024.53 miles (19,351.56 km) NNE | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 12 | 12,018.56 miles (19,341.95 km) NE | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 13 | 12,008.01 miles (19,324.97 km) NNW | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 14 | 11,962.26 miles (19,251.34 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 15 | 11,949.31 miles (19,230.51 km) ENE | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |