Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Trat, Thailand:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°16'28"N by 102°19'8"E)
Distance from RCA to TDX:
8,224.52 miles (13,236.05 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 Trat Airport (TDX), Trat, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,225 miles (or 13,236 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 Trat 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 Trat 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: | TDX / VTBO |
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| Location: | Trat, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°16'28"N by 102°19'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TDX |
| More Information: | TDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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 Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota.
- 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.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
Facts about Trat Airport (TDX):
- Because of Trat Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Trat 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.
- Trat Airport (TDX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Trat Airport (TDX) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Trat Airport (meaning Trat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- The closest airport to Trat Airport (TDX) is Koh Kong Airport (KKZ), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SE of TDX.
- In addition to being known as "Trat Airport", another name for TDX is "ท่าอากาศยานตราด".
| 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 | 64.75 miles (104.20 km) SE | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 2 | 83.31 miles (134.08 km) NE | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 3 | 92.96 miles (149.60 km) WNW | U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) | Rayong, Thailand | |
| 4 | 124.80 miles (200.85 km) E | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 127.62 miles (205.38 km) NE | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 6 | 144.07 miles (231.85 km) NW | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 7 | 144.07 miles (231.85 km) NW | Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 8 | 147.22 miles (236.93 km) SE | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 151.56 miles (243.91 km) E | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 161.51 miles (259.92 km) NW | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 11 | 161.67 miles (260.19 km) W | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand | |
| 12 | 168.58 miles (271.31 km) SE | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 177.96 miles (286.40 km) ESE | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 14 | 184.82 miles (297.43 km) N | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 15 | 213.53 miles (343.64 km) NNE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,394.73 miles (19,947.34 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 2 | 12,295.41 miles (19,787.49 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,283.79 miles (19,768.80 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,243.36 miles (19,703.73 km) SSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,234.46 miles (19,689.41 km) S | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,213.44 miles (19,655.58 km) SSE | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,201.10 miles (19,635.72 km) SSW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,194.70 miles (19,625.42 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,194.70 miles (19,625.42 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,181.58 miles (19,604.31 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,131.25 miles (19,523.31 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,128.94 miles (19,519.58 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,094.64 miles (19,464.39 km) SW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,078.18 miles (19,437.90 km) S | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,077.74 miles (19,437.18 km) S | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |