Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Puerto Asís, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°30'19"N by 76°30'2"W)
Distance from RCA to PUU:
3,428.30 miles (5,517.30 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 Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), Puerto Asís, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,428 miles (or 5,517 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 Tres de Mayo 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 Tres de Mayo 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: | PUU / SKAS |
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| Location: | Puerto Asís, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°30'19"N by 76°30'2"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 815 feet (248 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUU |
| More Information: | PUU 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
- Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- On 15 July 1945, the 225th AAFBU was inactivated and Rapid City AAB was placed on standby status as the Army Air Forces began to demobilize.
- Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
Facts about Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU):
- Because of Tres de Mayo Airport's relatively low elevation of 815 feet, planes can take off or land at Tres de Mayo 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.
- Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of PUU.
- The furthest airport from Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Tres de Mayo Airport (meaning Tres de Mayo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Tres de Mayo Airport", another name for PUU is "Aeropuerto Tres de Mayo".
| 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 | 33.51 miles (53.93 km) NNW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 2 | 38.24 miles (61.54 km) SW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 74.84 miles (120.44 km) SSW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 82.29 miles (132.43 km) NW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 5 | 84.56 miles (136.08 km) WNW | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 6 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) WNW | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 98.96 miles (159.26 km) NE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 8 | 128.64 miles (207.03 km) ESE | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 9 | 134.86 miles (217.04 km) N | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 10 | 135.29 miles (217.72 km) WSW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 172.24 miles (277.20 km) NW | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 12 | 175.71 miles (282.78 km) WSW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 175.90 miles (283.09 km) SW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 186.02 miles (299.36 km) SW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 188.36 miles (303.13 km) NNE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,357.89 miles (19,888.05 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,316.57 miles (19,821.55 km) NNW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,315.04 miles (19,819.08 km) NW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,305.24 miles (19,803.32 km) N | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 5 | 12,304.82 miles (19,802.64 km) NNW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 6 | 12,303.60 miles (19,800.67 km) NNW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,301.57 miles (19,797.40 km) N | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 8 | 12,288.06 miles (19,775.67 km) N | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,279.92 miles (19,762.57 km) ESE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.09 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,251.70 miles (19,717.16 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,235.67 miles (19,691.35 km) N | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,232.57 miles (19,686.37 km) NE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,227.03 miles (19,677.45 km) NNE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,213.58 miles (19,655.80 km) E | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |