Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°46'31"N by 96°15'45"W)
Distance from RCA to HUX:
2,000.49 miles (3,219.47 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 Huatulco International Airport (HUX), Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,000 miles (or 3,219 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 Huatulco International 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: | HUX / MMBT |
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| Location: | Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°46'31"N by 96°15'45"W |
| Area Served: | Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos del Sureste (ASUR) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 464 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUX |
| More Information: | HUX Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- In March 1944, heavy bomber operational training ended and the 225th Army Air Force Base Unit began training of replacement personnel for deployed heavy bombardment units in the overseas combat theaters.
Facts about Huatulco International Airport (HUX):
- In addition to being known as "Huatulco International Airport", another name for HUX is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Huatulco".
- The closest airport to Huatulco International Airport (HUX) is Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of HUX.
- In 2012, the airport handled 473,262 passengers, in 2013 it handled 484,604 passengers.
- Because of Huatulco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 464 feet, planes can take off or land at Huatulco International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Huatulco International Airport (HUX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Huatulco International Airport (HUX) 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 | 55.38 miles (89.12 km) W | Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) | Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 2 | 76.68 miles (123.40 km) ENE | Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) | Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 3 | 90.04 miles (144.90 km) NNW | Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX) | Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 4 | 195.53 miles (314.67 km) NE | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport (MTT) | Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 5 | 202.97 miles (326.66 km) NNW | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 6 | 221.79 miles (356.94 km) ENE | Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 7 | 232.94 miles (374.87 km) N | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 8 | 241.14 miles (388.07 km) WNW | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 9 | 255.54 miles (411.25 km) ENE | San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) | Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 10 | 258.04 miles (415.28 km) N | El Lencero Airport (JAL) | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 11 | 268.13 miles (431.51 km) ESE | Tapachula International Airport (TAP) | Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 12 | 271.92 miles (437.61 km) NNW | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 13 | 274.59 miles (441.90 km) NE | Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 14 | 289.53 miles (465.95 km) NW | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 15 | 301.39 miles (485.03 km) ESE | Coatepeque Airport (CTF) | Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,524.92 miles (18,547.52 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,157.86 miles (17,956.80 km) SE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 3 | 11,095.24 miles (17,856.01 km) SE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 4 | 11,069.11 miles (17,813.96 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,032.75 miles (17,755.44 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 11,001.04 miles (17,704.42 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,996.59 miles (17,697.25 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 10,928.75 miles (17,588.07 km) WSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 10,927.07 miles (17,585.37 km) SW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 10,915.49 miles (17,566.74 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,914.64 miles (17,565.36 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | 10,912.46 miles (17,561.86 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 13 | 10,905.82 miles (17,551.17 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,905.10 miles (17,550.02 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,903.87 miles (17,548.03 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |