Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC), Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,496 miles (or 8,845 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 Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster 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 Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster 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: | PJC / SGPJ |
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Location: | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°38'29"S by 55°49'46"W |
Area Served: | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1873 feet (571 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PJC |
More Information: | PJC Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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.
- 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".
- The airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
- 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.
Facts about Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC):
- Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) is Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NE of PJC.
- The furthest airport from Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (meaning Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hateruma Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,853 kilometers) away in Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport", another name for PJC is "Aeródromo de Pedro Juan Caballero Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster".