Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Kikori, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°25'28"S by 144°14'58"E)
Distance from RCA to KRI:
7,694.60 miles (12,383.23 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 Kikori Airport (KRI), Kikori, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,695 miles (or 12,383 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 Kikori 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 Kikori 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: | KRI / AYKK |
| Airport Name: | Kikori Airport |
| Location: | Kikori, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°25'28"S by 144°14'58"E |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KRI |
| More Information: | KRI 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.
- 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.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- The mission of the 28th Bomb Wing is to deliver decisive combat power for global response.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
Facts about Kikori Airport (KRI):
- Because of Kikori Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kikori 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.
- Kikori Airport (KRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kikori Airport (KRI) is Baimuru Airport (VMU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of KRI.
- The furthest airport from Kikori Airport (KRI) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,639 miles (18,732 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
| 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 | 39.55 miles (63.65 km) E | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 85.35 miles (137.36 km) ESE | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 95.57 miles (153.80 km) W | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 97.15 miles (156.34 km) NNW | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 100.96 miles (162.48 km) NW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 103.64 miles (166.79 km) E | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) NNE | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 110.40 miles (177.68 km) WSW | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) N | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 110.64 miles (178.06 km) ESE | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 121.46 miles (195.47 km) NE | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 135.13 miles (217.48 km) SSW | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 136.07 miles (218.98 km) ENE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 150.84 miles (242.75 km) NE | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 158.98 miles (255.84 km) N | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,639.50 miles (18,731.91 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,624.50 miles (18,707.78 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,613.29 miles (18,689.73 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,581.54 miles (18,638.64 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,557.75 miles (18,600.36 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,530.83 miles (18,557.03 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,515.80 miles (18,532.83 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,514.93 miles (18,531.43 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,501.87 miles (18,510.41 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,465.74 miles (18,452.27 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,458.29 miles (18,440.28 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,450.54 miles (18,427.81 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,445.83 miles (18,420.23 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,436.91 miles (18,405.87 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,434.06 miles (18,401.29 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |