Nonstop flight route between Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(44°24'28"N by 2°28'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from RDZ to RCA:
4,803.31 miles (7,730.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ), Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,803 miles (or 7,730 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDZ / LFCR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°24'28"N by 2°28'58"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Chambre du Commerce et d'Industrie de Rodez |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1910 feet (582 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RDZ |
| More Information: | RDZ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ):
- The furthest airport from Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rodez–Aveyron Airport (meaning Rodez–Aveyron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Rodez–Aveyron Airport handled 73,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Rodez–Aveyron Airport", another name for RDZ is "Aéroport de Rodez–Aveyron".
- Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) is Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of RDZ.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (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.
- Ellsworth AFB is 10 miles east of Rapid City, S.D.
- The mission of the 28th Bomb Wing is to deliver decisive combat power for global response.
- The installation changed names a few more times during its early years.
- 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.
- Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.99 miles (54.70 km) N | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France |     |
| 2 | 59.69 miles (96.06 km) S | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 3 | 65.60 miles (105.57 km) NW | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 4 | 76.94 miles (123.82 km) SW | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 5 | 78.13 miles (125.74 km) NE | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 6 | 82.81 miles (133.27 km) S | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 7 | 86.57 miles (139.32 km) SSE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 8 | 93.35 miles (150.23 km) SE | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 9 | 94.96 miles (152.82 km) W | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 10 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) NW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 11 | 100.71 miles (162.07 km) WNW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 12 | 100.82 miles (162.25 km) NNE | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 13 | 105.96 miles (170.53 km) ESE | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 14 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) S | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 15 | 118.25 miles (190.30 km) NE | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.93 miles (19,907.43 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,016.02 miles (19,337.85 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,993.82 miles (19,302.14 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,990.21 miles (19,296.33 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,986.96 miles (19,291.09 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,985.89 miles (19,289.37 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,976.75 miles (19,274.67 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,970.80 miles (19,265.09 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,958.07 miles (19,244.61 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,947.13 miles (19,227.00 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,938.08 miles (19,212.43 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,924.55 miles (19,190.66 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,921.22 miles (19,185.30 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,906.31 miles (19,161.30 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,905.11 miles (19,159.37 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, 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 | |