Nonstop flight route between Rampart, Alaska, United States and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(65°30'28"N by 150°8'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from RMP to RCA:
2,296.16 miles (3,695.30 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- RMP Airport Information
- RCA Airport Information
- Facts about RMP
- Facts about RCA
- Map of Nearest Airports to RMP
- List of Nearest Airports to RMP
- Map of Furthest Airports from RMP
- List of Furthest Airports from RMP
- Map of Nearest Airports to RCA
- List of Nearest Airports to RCA
- Map of Furthest Airports from RCA
- List of Furthest Airports from RCA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rampart Airport (RMP), Rampart, Alaska, United States and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,296 miles (or 3,695 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 Rampart Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RMP / |
| Airport Name: | Rampart Airport |
| Location: | Rampart, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°30'28"N by 150°8'26"W |
| Area Served: | Rampart, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 307 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RMP |
| More Information: | RMP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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 Rampart Airport (RMP):
- Because of Rampart Airport's relatively low elevation of 307 feet, planes can take off or land at Rampart 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.
- The closest airport to Rampart Airport (RMP) is Five Mile Airport (FMC), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of RMP.
- Rampart Airport (RMP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rampart Airport (RMP) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,252 miles (16,498 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- 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.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- 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.
- 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.
- The mission of the 28th Bomb Wing is to deliver decisive combat power for global response.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.20 miles (48.60 km) NNE | Five Mile Airport (FMC) | Five Mile, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 33.37 miles (53.71 km) SE | Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) | Minto, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 38.14 miles (61.39 km) SSW | Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) | Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 46.77 miles (75.26 km) NE | Stevens Village Airport (SVS) | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 61.24 miles (98.56 km) WSW | Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) | Tanana, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 73.30 miles (117.97 km) SSE | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 81.77 miles (131.59 km) SE | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 86.69 miles (139.51 km) ESE | Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 91.35 miles (147.01 km) N | Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 97.04 miles (156.17 km) NE | Beaver Airport (WBQ) | Beaver, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 100.27 miles (161.36 km) NW | Allakaket Airport (AET) | Allakaket, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 104.57 miles (168.29 km) NNW | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 105.87 miles (170.38 km) ESE | Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 106.50 miles (171.40 km) WNW | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 120.54 miles (193.99 km) N | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,251.62 miles (16,498.35 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,238.23 miles (16,476.80 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,225.53 miles (16,456.35 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,208.11 miles (16,428.32 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,191.53 miles (16,401.63 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,089.76 miles (16,237.85 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,042.74 miles (16,162.18 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,975.37 miles (16,053.76 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 9,971.07 miles (16,046.85 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,967.14 miles (16,040.53 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,965.72 miles (16,038.23 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,958.93 miles (16,027.30 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,956.39 miles (16,023.21 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,948.08 miles (16,009.84 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 15 | 9,944.32 miles (16,003.80 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 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 | |