Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°38'29"S by 55°49'46"W)
Distance from RCA to PJC:
5,496.03 miles (8,844.98 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 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):
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Shortly after additional runway improvements, in July 1949, the 28 BMW began conversion from B-29s to the huge B-36 Peacemaker.
- 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 2 January 1942, the U.S.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
Facts about Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (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.
- 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.
- 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".
- Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) 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 | 10.29 miles (16.57 km) NE | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 65.29 miles (105.07 km) ENE | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 143.94 miles (231.65 km) SE | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 167.54 miles (269.63 km) NNE | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 204.14 miles (328.53 km) SSE | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 6 | 208.83 miles (336.07 km) SSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 7 | 219.66 miles (353.51 km) SE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 219.83 miles (353.78 km) SSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 221.32 miles (356.18 km) SSE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 230.35 miles (370.70 km) SSE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 11 | 249.49 miles (401.51 km) ESE | Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 270.37 miles (435.11 km) SSE | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 13 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) NNW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 280.33 miles (451.14 km) E | Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) | Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 284.06 miles (457.14 km) NNW | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,336.18 miles (19,853.10 km) NNE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,319.10 miles (19,825.63 km) N | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,289.81 miles (19,778.49 km) NNE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,273.72 miles (19,752.58 km) NNW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,272.63 miles (19,750.83 km) NNW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,264.38 miles (19,737.56 km) E | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 7 | 12,262.67 miles (19,734.81 km) ENE | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| 8 | 12,248.82 miles (19,712.52 km) ENE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 9 | 12,241.05 miles (19,700.00 km) E | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 10 | 12,230.15 miles (19,682.46 km) NE | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,213.05 miles (19,654.94 km) E | Hengchun Airport (HCN) | Hengchun, Taiwan | |
| 12 | 12,201.18 miles (19,635.84 km) NE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 13 | 12,193.09 miles (19,622.83 km) E | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 14 | 12,190.45 miles (19,618.58 km) ENE | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 12,185.88 miles (19,611.23 km) NE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |