Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°6'35"N by 54°20'53"E)
Distance from RCA to NEF:
5,386.02 miles (8,667.94 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 Neftekamsk Airport (NEF), Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,386 miles (or 8,668 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 Neftekamsk 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 Neftekamsk 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: | NEF / UWUF |
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| Location: | Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°6'35"N by 54°20'53"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEF |
| More Information: | NEF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
- 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 addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- In October 1960, Ellsworth entered the "Space Age," with the activation of the 850th Strategic Missile Squadron, initially assigned to the 28 BMW.
Facts about Neftekamsk Airport (NEF):
- Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Neftekamsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Neftekamsk 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.
- In addition to being known as "Neftekamsk Airport", another name for NEF is "Аэропорт Нефтекамск".
- The closest airport to Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) is Izhevsk Airport (IJK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NW of NEF.
- The furthest airport from Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,307 miles (16,587 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
| 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 | 60.46 miles (97.30 km) NW | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 95.23 miles (153.26 km) WSW | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 3 | 118.33 miles (190.43 km) SSW | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 4 | 121.41 miles (195.39 km) SSW | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 5 | 122.63 miles (197.35 km) SSE | Ufa International Airport (UFA) | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 6 | 139.65 miles (224.74 km) NNE | Perm International Airport (PEE) | Perm, Russia | |
| 7 | 199.48 miles (321.03 km) W | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 8 | 245.60 miles (395.26 km) SW | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 9 | 248.14 miles (399.35 km) WSW | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 249.21 miles (401.07 km) NW | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 250.00 miles (402.34 km) WNW | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 12 | 250.38 miles (402.95 km) ENE | Koltsovo Airport (SVX) | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| 13 | 257.06 miles (413.70 km) SE | Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 269.69 miles (434.02 km) W | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 15 | 271.98 miles (437.70 km) WSW | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,306.78 miles (16,587.11 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,289.12 miles (16,558.69 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,280.68 miles (16,545.12 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,254.56 miles (16,503.07 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,251.34 miles (16,497.90 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,240.14 miles (16,479.87 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,201.63 miles (16,417.88 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,185.20 miles (16,391.45 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,146.62 miles (16,329.36 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 10 | 10,144.48 miles (16,325.91 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,112.35 miles (16,274.20 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,107.12 miles (16,265.79 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,087.00 miles (16,233.41 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,083.24 miles (16,227.37 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,058.29 miles (16,187.21 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |