Nonstop flight route between Ryazan, Russia and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(54°33'17"N by 39°51'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from RZN to RCA:
5,277.74 miles (8,493.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Turlatovo Airport (RZN), Ryazan, Russia and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,278 miles (or 8,494 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 Turlatovo Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, 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 Turlatovo Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RZN / UUWR |
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| Location: | Ryazan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°33'17"N by 39°51'17"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from RZN |
| More Information: | RZN 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 Turlatovo Airport (RZN):
- The closest airport to Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NW of RZN.
- The furthest airport from Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,662 miles (17,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Turlatovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Turlatovo 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.
- In addition to being known as "Turlatovo Airport", another name for RZN is "Аэропорт Турлатово".
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.
- 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.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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 airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.20 miles (156.43 km) NW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia |     |
| 2 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) NW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 114.06 miles (183.56 km) NW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 115.56 miles (185.98 km) NW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 5 | 125.09 miles (201.31 km) NW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 128.59 miles (206.95 km) S | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 137.19 miles (220.79 km) NW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 137.99 miles (222.07 km) SSE | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 9 | 139.68 miles (224.80 km) W | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 10 | 170.15 miles (273.82 km) NNE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 11 | 191.07 miles (307.50 km) S | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 12 | 192.82 miles (310.31 km) NE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 13 | 193.14 miles (310.82 km) SW | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 14 | 208.00 miles (334.74 km) N | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 15 | 217.88 miles (350.64 km) E | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,662.19 miles (17,159.08 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,245.42 miles (16,488.36 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,225.31 miles (16,455.99 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,213.86 miles (16,437.57 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,211.67 miles (16,434.05 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,211.47 miles (16,433.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,209.64 miles (16,430.78 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,207.95 miles (16,428.06 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,207.61 miles (16,427.52 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,205.76 miles (16,424.54 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,197.25 miles (16,410.84 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,196.51 miles (16,409.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,195.19 miles (16,407.53 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,190.65 miles (16,400.22 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,179.02 miles (16,381.51 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, 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 | |