Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Khartoum, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°35'22"N by 32°33'11"E)
Distance from RCA to KRT:
7,453.17 miles (11,994.68 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 Khartoum International Airport (KRT), Khartoum, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,453 miles (or 11,995 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 Khartoum International 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 Khartoum International 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: | KRT / HSSS |
| Airport Name: | Khartoum International Airport |
| Location: | Khartoum, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°35'22"N by 32°33'11"E |
| Area Served: | Khartoum |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 1265 feet (386 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KRT |
| More Information: | KRT 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.
- 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 mission of the 28th Bomb Wing is to deliver decisive combat power for global response.
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
- The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- After the Army closed their facilities, the military housing at the Nike Integrated Fire Control sites was transferred to control of Ellsworth, and was used as Air Force military family housing until about 1990.
Facts about Khartoum International Airport (KRT):
- The closest airport to Khartoum International Airport (KRT) is Atbara Airport (ATB), which is located 177 miles (285 kilometers) NE of KRT.
- The furthest airport from Khartoum International Airport (KRT) is Arutua Airport (AXR), which is nearly antipodal to Khartoum International Airport (meaning Khartoum International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arutua Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Khartoum International Airport handled 2,178,097 passengers last year.
- Khartoum International Airport (KRT) 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 | 177.11 miles (285.03 km) NE | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 2 | 198.60 miles (319.62 km) NNW | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 3 | 200.35 miles (322.44 km) NNW | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 4 | 203.29 miles (327.16 km) NNW | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 5 | 226.33 miles (364.24 km) ESE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 6 | 229.04 miles (368.61 km) SW | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 7 | 251.77 miles (405.18 km) E | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 8 | 270.14 miles (434.75 km) SE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 9 | 283.26 miles (455.86 km) NNW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 10 | 313.75 miles (504.93 km) ESE | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 389.83 miles (627.37 km) ESE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 406.97 miles (654.96 km) NE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 13 | 408.55 miles (657.50 km) SSE | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 421.08 miles (677.65 km) S | Malakal Airport (MAK) | Malakal, South Sudan | |
| 15 | 423.89 miles (682.18 km) E | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.86 miles (19,918.57 km) WSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,368.05 miles (19,904.40 km) W | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,338.94 miles (19,857.55 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,323.90 miles (19,833.35 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,315.28 miles (19,819.47 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,313.56 miles (19,816.70 km) WSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,260.14 miles (19,730.74 km) SW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,239.27 miles (19,697.14 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,234.94 miles (19,690.17 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,187.71 miles (19,614.18 km) ESE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,175.77 miles (19,594.95 km) WSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,144.84 miles (19,545.17 km) ESE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,113.05 miles (19,494.01 km) E | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,104.92 miles (19,480.92 km) W | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 12,000.20 miles (19,312.40 km) W | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |