Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and La Esperanza, Honduras:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°24'59"S by 65°31'4"W)
Distance from RCA to LEZ:
4,685.86 miles (7,541.14 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 La Esperanza Airport (LEZ), La Esperanza, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,686 miles (or 7,541 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 La Esperanza 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 La Esperanza 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 |
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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: | LEZ / MHLE |
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| Location: | La Esperanza, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°24'59"S by 65°31'4"W |
| Area Served: | La Esperanza |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEZ |
| More Information: | LEZ 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 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.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.
Facts about La Esperanza Airport (LEZ):
- The furthest airport from La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to La Esperanza Airport (meaning La Esperanza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,071 miles (19,426 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
- The closest airport to La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) is Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) N of LEZ.
- La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "La Esperanza Airport", other names for LEZ include "La Esperanza Airport (La Esperanza)" and "SLEZ".
| 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 | 45.55 miles (73.31 km) N | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 48.79 miles (78.51 km) SE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 88.04 miles (141.68 km) WSW | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 120.20 miles (193.45 km) NE | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) ENE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 132.50 miles (213.24 km) W | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 189.14 miles (304.39 km) SE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 192.67 miles (310.07 km) W | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 212.14 miles (341.40 km) SSW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 229.56 miles (369.43 km) SW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 238.35 miles (383.59 km) N | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 248.66 miles (400.17 km) N | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 261.53 miles (420.89 km) ESE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 273.45 miles (440.07 km) SE | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 278.66 miles (448.46 km) WNW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,071.02 miles (19,426.38 km) E | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,057.89 miles (19,405.24 km) W | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,048.85 miles (19,390.70 km) W | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,045.38 miles (19,385.11 km) ENE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,045.13 miles (19,384.70 km) E | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,037.06 miles (19,371.73 km) WNW | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,027.36 miles (19,356.11 km) W | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,027.10 miles (19,355.69 km) WNW | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,021.06 miles (19,345.97 km) WNW | San Fernando Airport (SFE) | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,017.58 miles (19,340.37 km) W | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,007.79 miles (19,324.61 km) W | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,006.67 miles (19,322.82 km) NE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 13 | 12,006.19 miles (19,322.04 km) WNW | Loakan Airport (BAG) | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,003.51 miles (19,317.72 km) NW | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,003.16 miles (19,317.17 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |