Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Mirgorod, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E)
Distance from RCA to MXR:
5,434.29 miles (8,745.62 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 Myrhorod Airport (MXR), Mirgorod, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,434 miles (or 8,746 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 Myrhorod 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 Myrhorod 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: | MXR / |
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| Location: | Mirgorod, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E |
| Area Served: | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public/military (Soviet Air Forces, now Ukrainian |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXR |
| More Information: | MXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
Facts about Myrhorod Airport (MXR):
- The closest airport to Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of MXR.
- Myrhorod Airport (MXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On the night of 21 June 1944, the field was targeted by a massive German strike force.
- In addition to being known as "Myrhorod Airport", another name for MXR is "Аеропорт «Миргород»".
| 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 | 55.82 miles (89.83 km) S | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) E | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 124.91 miles (201.02 km) WNW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 127.25 miles (204.80 km) SSE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 131.95 miles (212.36 km) S | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 6 | 139.22 miles (224.05 km) ENE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 7 | 144.76 miles (232.97 km) WNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 148.74 miles (239.38 km) NW | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 161.70 miles (260.23 km) SSE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 171.02 miles (275.22 km) NE | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 11 | 212.17 miles (341.46 km) NNW | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 12 | 213.56 miles (343.69 km) SSW | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 218.42 miles (351.51 km) W | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 225.25 miles (362.50 km) ESE | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 227.97 miles (366.87 km) N | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,964.89 miles (17,646.24 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,532.11 miles (16,949.74 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,517.44 miles (16,926.13 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,517.39 miles (16,926.05 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,515.47 miles (16,922.96 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,493.36 miles (16,887.38 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,492.57 miles (16,886.11 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,486.29 miles (16,876.01 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,480.62 miles (16,866.88 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,478.03 miles (16,862.71 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,465.50 miles (16,842.55 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,458.59 miles (16,831.43 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,455.23 miles (16,826.01 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,452.88 miles (16,822.23 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,452.08 miles (16,820.95 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |