Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Rupsi, Meghalaya, India:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°8'27"N by 89°54'24"E)
Distance from RCA to RUP:
7,511.38 miles (12,088.37 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 Rupsi Airport (RUP), Rupsi, Meghalaya, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,511 miles (or 12,088 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 Rupsi 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 Rupsi 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: | RUP / VERU |
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| Location: | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°8'27"N by 89°54'24"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from RUP |
| More Information: | RUP Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (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.
- In March 1944, heavy bomber operational training ended and the 225th Army Air Force Base Unit began training of replacement personnel for deployed heavy bombardment units in the overseas combat theaters.
- 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.
- In 1986, the base and the 28 BMW made extensive preparations to phase out the aging B-52 fleet and become the second home for the advanced B-1B Lancer.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- 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.
Facts about Rupsi Airport (RUP):
- The furthest airport from Rupsi Airport (RUP) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,257 miles (18,116 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Because of Rupsi Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Rupsi 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 "Rupsi Airport", another name for RUP is "रपीसी हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Rupsi Airport (RUP) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of RUP.
| 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 | 28.91 miles (46.53 km) NNW | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India | |
| 2 | 34.23 miles (55.09 km) WSW | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| 3 | 67.39 miles (108.45 km) WSW | Saidpur Airport (SPD) | Saidpur, Bangladesh | |
| 4 | 92.59 miles (149.00 km) NNW | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| 5 | 104.19 miles (167.68 km) E | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) | Guwahati, India | |
| 6 | 104.54 miles (168.24 km) WNW | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 7 | 111.03 miles (178.69 km) NNE | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| 8 | 116.95 miles (188.21 km) WNW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 9 | 129.91 miles (209.07 km) SW | Malda Airport (LDA) | Malda, India | |
| 10 | 132.25 miles (212.84 km) ESE | Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) | Shillong, India | |
| 11 | 142.69 miles (229.64 km) SW | Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) | Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
| 12 | 146.81 miles (236.26 km) ESE | MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) | Sylhet, Bangladesh | |
| 13 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) S | Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| 14 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) W | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 15 | 176.59 miles (284.19 km) SSE | Agartala Airport (IXA) | Agartala, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,256.83 miles (18,116.06 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,242.33 miles (18,092.72 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,230.23 miles (18,073.26 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,225.33 miles (18,065.37 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,220.91 miles (18,058.25 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,201.89 miles (18,027.64 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 11,196.27 miles (18,018.61 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,195.60 miles (18,017.53 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,191.60 miles (18,011.08 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,186.93 miles (18,003.57 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,178.10 miles (17,989.37 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,177.70 miles (17,988.72 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,169.28 miles (17,975.16 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,153.52 miles (17,949.81 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,146.60 miles (17,938.66 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |