Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Zaporizhia, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°52'0"N by 35°18'56"E)
Distance from RCA to OZH:
5,595.94 miles (9,005.77 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 Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH), Zaporizhia, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,596 miles (or 9,006 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 Zaporizhzhya 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 Zaporizhzhya 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 |
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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: | OZH / UKDE |
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| Location: | Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°52'0"N by 35°18'56"E |
| Area Served: | Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
| Operator/Owner: | SE International Airport Zaporozhye |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 373 feet (114 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OZH |
| More Information: | OZH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- 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.
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH):
- In addition to being known as "Zaporizhzhya International Airport", other names for OZH include "Міжнародний аеропорт "Запоріжжя"" and "Международный аэропорт "Запорожье"".
- The closest airport to Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) is Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of OZH.
- The furthest airport from Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,893 miles (17,531 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Zaporizhzhya International Airport's relatively low elevation of 373 feet, planes can take off or land at Zaporizhzhya International 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.
- Zaporizhzhya International Airport handled 33,386 passengers last year.
- Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) 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 | 35.30 miles (56.81 km) NNW | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 98.34 miles (158.26 km) W | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 3 | 99.22 miles (159.68 km) SE | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 112.39 miles (180.87 km) E | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 114.05 miles (183.54 km) ESE | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 121.35 miles (195.29 km) NW | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 148.90 miles (239.63 km) NNE | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 155.75 miles (250.66 km) WSW | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 161.70 miles (260.23 km) NNW | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 168.13 miles (270.58 km) WSW | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 179.88 miles (289.49 km) SSE | Kerch Airport (KHC) | Kerch, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 190.91 miles (307.24 km) ENE | Luhansk International Airport (VSG) | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | |
| 13 | 200.24 miles (322.26 km) NNE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 14 | 204.67 miles (329.38 km) SSW | Simferopol International Airport (SIP) | Simferopol, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 214.06 miles (344.49 km) E | Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,893.26 miles (17,530.95 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,641.35 miles (17,125.55 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,640.98 miles (17,124.95 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,533.84 miles (16,952.52 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,498.52 miles (16,895.69 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,475.66 miles (16,858.90 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,452.67 miles (16,821.89 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,445.01 miles (16,809.58 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,434.28 miles (16,792.31 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,423.13 miles (16,774.36 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,417.72 miles (16,765.65 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,412.93 miles (16,757.94 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,411.78 miles (16,756.09 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 10,399.61 miles (16,736.51 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,395.29 miles (16,729.55 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |