Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°25'55"N by 104°39'57"W)
Distance from RCA to YQR:
440.64 miles (709.14 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 Regina International Airport (YQR), Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 441 miles (or 709 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 relatively short distance between Ellsworth Air Force Base and Regina International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | YQR / CYQR |
| Airport Name: | Regina International Airport |
| Location: | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'55"N by 104°39'57"W |
| Area Served: | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1895 feet (578 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQR |
| More Information: | YQR 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".
- 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.
- The 740th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1955 with AN/MPS-7 search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
- On 1 June 1971, SAC deactivated the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division and by October of that year, an upgraded LGM-30F Minuteman II also replaced the Minuteman I missiles.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
Facts about Regina International Airport (YQR):
- Regina International Airport handled 1,141,177 passengers last year.
- Regina International Airport (YQR) has 2 runways.
- After the First World War, Reginan Roland Groome returned from military service as a flying instructor in Southern Ontario and, with partners, set up a company called the "Aerial Service Co." Its primitive airfield was located near what is the current intersection of Hill Avenue and Cameron Street in the city's southern Lakeview district.
- The closest airport to Regina International Airport (YQR) is CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of YQR.
- The furthest airport from Regina International Airport (YQR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,218 miles (16,445 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The present airport site was developed in 1928-30.
- Regina International Airport is an international airport located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, located 2 nautical miles south-west and 7 km west south-west of the city centre.
| 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 | 39.97 miles (64.33 km) W | CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 2 | 112.06 miles (180.34 km) ENE | Yorkton Municipal Airport (YQV) | Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 3 | 113.45 miles (182.58 km) SE | Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN) | Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 4 | 113.72 miles (183.02 km) S | Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) | Plentywood, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 133.66 miles (215.10 km) W | Swift Current Airport (YYN) | Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 6 | 148.82 miles (239.49 km) NW | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 7 | 162.43 miles (261.41 km) SSE | Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) | Williston, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 166.64 miles (268.18 km) SSW | L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) | Wolf Point, Montana, United States | |
| 9 | 168.11 miles (270.55 km) N | Tisdale Airport (YTT) | Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 10 | 176.68 miles (284.35 km) SSW | Glasgow International Airport (GGW) | Glasgow, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 188.70 miles (303.68 km) NE | Swan River Airport (ZJN) | Swan River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 189.51 miles (304.99 km) S | Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY) | Sidney, Montana, United States | |
| 13 | 193.33 miles (311.13 km) NNE | Hudson Bay Airport (YHB) | Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 14 | 196.98 miles (317.01 km) NNW | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 15 | 203.71 miles (327.84 km) SE | Minot Air Force Base (MIB) | Minot, North Dakota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,218.26 miles (16,444.65 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,153.45 miles (16,340.36 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,151.15 miles (16,336.66 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,141.29 miles (16,320.78 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,128.36 miles (16,299.98 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,123.17 miles (16,291.63 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,117.25 miles (16,282.10 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,112.18 miles (16,273.94 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,091.09 miles (16,240.00 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,070.81 miles (16,207.35 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,032.09 miles (16,145.05 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,026.02 miles (16,135.28 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,022.01 miles (16,128.82 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,021.24 miles (16,127.58 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,010.86 miles (16,110.88 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |