Nonstop flight route between Los Cabos, Mexico and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), Los Cabos, Mexico and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,499 miles (or 2,412 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 Los Cabos International Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Los Cabos International Airport (SJD):

• Because of Los Cabos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Cabos International 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.
• Los Cabos International Airport is the seventh busiest airport in Mexico, located at San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• In addition to being known as "Los Cabos International Airport", another name for SJD is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos".
• Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) is Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNW of SJD.
• The furthest airport from Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,934 miles (19,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Terminal 4 is the International terminal at Los Cabos International Airport, all airlines that fly internationally operate out of T2, with the exception of United.
• Terminal 1 operates both domestic and international flights.

Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• 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.
• Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
• Ellsworth's population of approximately 8,000 includes military members, family members and civilian employees.
• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• 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.
• An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
• Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
• In 1986, the base and the 28 BMW made extensive preparations to phase out the aging B-52 fleet and become the second home for the advanced B-1B Lancer.