Nonstop flight route between Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(17°38'17"N by 121°43'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from TUG to RCA:
7,317.72 miles (11,776.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,318 miles (or 11,777 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 Tuguegarao Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUG / RPUT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'17"N by 121°43'50"E |
| Area Served: | Tuguegarao City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUG |
| More Information: | TUG 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 Tuguegarao Airport (TUG):
- Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) is Cauayan Airport (CYZ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) S of TUG.
- The furthest airport from Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Tuguegarao Airport (meaning Tuguegarao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Suárez International Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,859 kilometers) away in Puerto Suárez, Bolivia.
- In addition to being known as "Tuguegarao Airport", another name for TUG is "Paliparan ng TuguegaraoPagtayaban ti TuguegaraoPakkayabban ya Tuguegarao".
- Tuguegarao Airport handled 68,821 passengers last year.
- Because of Tuguegarao Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Tuguegarao 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.
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.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- 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 740th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1955 with AN/MPS-7 search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
- 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.
- An AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar was added in 1956.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.96 miles (78.80 km) S | Cauayan Airport (CYZ) | Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 87.20 miles (140.33 km) WNW | Laoag International Airport (LAO) | Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines | |
| 3 | 114.05 miles (183.55 km) SW | Loakan Airport (BAG) | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 118.63 miles (190.92 km) SW | San Fernando Airport (SFE) | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines | |
| 5 | 132.70 miles (213.56 km) S | Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) | Baler, Aurora, Philippines | |
| 6 | 186.37 miles (299.94 km) SSW | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 7 | 195.05 miles (313.89 km) N | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 8 | 219.04 miles (352.51 km) SSW | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 9 | 221.34 miles (356.20 km) SSW | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 10 | 224.42 miles (361.17 km) SSW | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 11 | 256.27 miles (412.43 km) SSE | Bagasbas Airport (DTE) | Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 282.63 miles (454.84 km) SSW | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 13 | 295.67 miles (475.84 km) S | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 14 | 298.21 miles (479.93 km) SSE | Naga Airport (WNP) | Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines | |
| 15 | 303.68 miles (488.73 km) N | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,339.84 miles (19,859.01 km) SSW | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 12,334.10 miles (19,849.77 km) SSW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,238.90 miles (19,696.55 km) SW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,167.83 miles (19,582.18 km) ESE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,131.03 miles (19,522.95 km) SW | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,116.42 miles (19,499.44 km) E | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,113.97 miles (19,495.50 km) E | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,096.13 miles (19,466.78 km) SSE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 9 | 12,092.76 miles (19,461.36 km) ESE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,074.11 miles (19,431.35 km) SSE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,058.81 miles (19,406.73 km) SSW | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,056.64 miles (19,403.24 km) SSW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 12,056.01 miles (19,402.21 km) ESE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,054.03 miles (19,399.04 km) SW | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,028.87 miles (19,358.55 km) WSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 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 | |