Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Zhytomyr, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°16'14"N by 28°44'18"E)
Distance from RCA to ZTR:
5,300.17 miles (8,529.77 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 Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR), Zhytomyr, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,300 miles (or 8,530 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 Zhytomyr 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 Zhytomyr 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: | ZTR / UKKV |
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| Location: | Zhytomyr, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'14"N by 28°44'18"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTR |
| More Information: | ZTR 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.
- 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.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- The 12th Air Division moved to Ellsworth on 15 July 1988.
- 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.
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
Facts about Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR):
- The closest airport to Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) E of ZTR.
- In addition to being known as "Zhytomyr International Airport", other names for ZTR include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Житомир»" and "Международный аеропорт «Житомир»".
- The furthest airport from Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,177 miles (17,987 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| 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 | 76.09 miles (122.45 km) E | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 95.22 miles (153.24 km) E | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 131.48 miles (211.59 km) NE | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 144.70 miles (232.88 km) WSW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 173.28 miles (278.86 km) SSW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 6 | 184.23 miles (296.49 km) NNE | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 7 | 186.46 miles (300.08 km) SW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 205.24 miles (330.30 km) WSW | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 208.65 miles (335.78 km) SSW | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 10 | 214.53 miles (345.25 km) W | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 218.42 miles (351.51 km) E | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 219.61 miles (353.42 km) SSW | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 13 | 225.80 miles (363.38 km) ESE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 231.13 miles (371.97 km) S | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 15 | 245.00 miles (394.29 km) WNW | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,176.69 miles (17,987.09 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,738.06 miles (17,281.19 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,730.42 miles (17,268.90 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,724.54 miles (17,259.43 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,707.48 miles (17,231.98 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,704.48 miles (17,227.15 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,699.66 miles (17,219.39 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,694.18 miles (17,210.57 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,682.97 miles (17,192.53 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,673.56 miles (17,177.38 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,665.19 miles (17,163.91 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,664.69 miles (17,163.12 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,663.86 miles (17,161.77 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,660.94 miles (17,157.08 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,660.57 miles (17,156.48 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |