Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Lolland Falster, Denmark:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°41'57"N by 11°26'23"E)
Distance from RCA to MRW:
4,604.93 miles (7,410.89 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 Lolland Falster Airport (MRW), Lolland Falster, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,605 miles (or 7,411 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 Lolland Falster 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 Lolland Falster 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: | MRW / EKMB |
| Airport Name: | Lolland Falster Airport |
| Location: | Lolland Falster, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°41'57"N by 11°26'23"E |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRW |
| More Information: | MRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- 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.
- 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".
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- On 2 January 1942, the U.S.
Facts about Lolland Falster Airport (MRW):
- The closest airport to Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) is Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) WSW of MRW.
- Because of Lolland Falster Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Lolland Falster 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 Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,606 miles (18,677 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) 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 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) WSW | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 2 | 57.33 miles (92.26 km) ESE | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 3 | 63.67 miles (102.47 km) SSE | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 4 | 67.04 miles (107.89 km) NNE | Roskilde Airport (RKE) | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark | |
| 5 | 68.10 miles (109.59 km) WNW | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 6 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) SSW | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 7 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) NW | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 8 | 78.89 miles (126.96 km) ESE | Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) | Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 9 | 79.58 miles (128.08 km) NE | Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) | Copenhagen (København), Denmark | |
| 10 | 87.90 miles (141.47 km) NE | Malmö Harbour Heliport (JMM) | Malmö, Sweden | |
| 11 | 88.89 miles (143.05 km) S | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 12 | 93.75 miles (150.88 km) WNW | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 13 | 94.29 miles (151.74 km) SW | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 14 | 95.49 miles (153.68 km) NE | Malmö Airport (MMX) | Malmö, Sweden | |
| 15 | 103.32 miles (166.28 km) SW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,605.61 miles (18,677.38 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,327.52 miles (18,229.83 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,314.46 miles (18,208.81 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,291.53 miles (18,171.91 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,289.54 miles (18,168.70 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,286.90 miles (18,164.46 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,286.35 miles (18,163.58 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,279.05 miles (18,151.82 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,266.70 miles (18,131.95 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,264.86 miles (18,128.99 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,244.02 miles (18,095.45 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,241.04 miles (18,090.66 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,237.45 miles (18,084.88 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,233.05 miles (18,077.80 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,229.30 miles (18,071.77 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |