Nonstop flight route between Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(11°8'58"N by 60°49'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from TAB to RCA:
3,386.55 miles (5,450.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,387 miles (or 5,450 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 A.N.R. Robinson International 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 A.N.R. Robinson International 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: | TAB / TTCP |
| Airport Name: | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport |
| Location: | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'58"N by 60°49'55"W |
| Area Served: | Scarborough, Tobago |
| Operator/Owner: | Tobago House of Assembly |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAB |
| More Information: | TAB 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 A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB):
- Plans for the construction of a new terminal at the airport were announced in the 2010–2011 budget presentation by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.
- The closest airport to A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) is Piarco International Airport (POS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SW of TAB.
- Because of A.N.R. Robinson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at A.N.R. Robinson 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.
- A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (meaning A.N.R. Robinson International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,809 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- 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.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.40 miles (82.72 km) SW | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |     |
| 2 | 87.49 miles (140.80 km) NW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 3 | 101.40 miles (163.19 km) NNW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 4 | 107.58 miles (173.13 km) NNW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 108.04 miles (173.87 km) WSW | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 112.48 miles (181.01 km) NNW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 122.39 miles (196.97 km) N | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 130.31 miles (209.71 km) NNW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 9 | 140.17 miles (225.59 km) N | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 10 | 160.87 miles (258.90 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 11 | 168.26 miles (270.79 km) WSW | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 178.69 miles (287.58 km) N | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 13 | 185.03 miles (297.78 km) WSW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 198.63 miles (319.67 km) N | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 15 | 213.25 miles (343.19 km) W | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,308.72 miles (19,808.91 km) SW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,253.52 miles (19,720.08 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,246.36 miles (19,708.55 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,244.91 miles (19,706.23 km) WSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,224.71 miles (19,673.71 km) SW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,204.35 miles (19,640.95 km) SW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,179.86 miles (19,601.53 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,165.36 miles (19,578.20 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,165.36 miles (19,578.19 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,161.53 miles (19,572.04 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,123.64 miles (19,511.06 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,118.00 miles (19,501.97 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,053.98 miles (19,398.96 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,027.36 miles (19,356.12 km) WSW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,015.33 miles (19,336.74 km) S | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |