Nonstop flight route between Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tiree Airport (TRE), Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom and Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,974 miles (or 6,396 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 Tiree Airport and Rapid City Regional Airport, 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 Tiree Airport and Rapid City Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRE / EGPU |
Airport Name: | Tiree Airport |
Location: | Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°29'57"N by 6°52'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRE |
More Information: | TRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAP / KRAP |
Airport Name: | Rapid City Regional Airport |
Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°2'43"N by 103°3'25"W |
Area Served: | Rapid City, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Rapid City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3204 feet (977 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RAP |
More Information: | RAP Maps & Info |
Facts about Tiree Airport (TRE):
- Because of Tiree Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Tiree 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 airfield is the former Royal Air Force Station Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.
- The closest airport to Tiree Airport (TRE) is Coll Island Airport (COL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of TRE.
- The furthest airport from Tiree Airport (TRE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Tiree Airport (TRE) has 3 runways.
Facts about Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP):
- The closest airport to Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) is Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) N of RAP.
- Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,585 miles (17,035 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Rapid City Regional Airport is a city-owned public airport nine miles southeast of Rapid City, in Pennington County, South Dakota.