Nonstop flight route between Faro, Yukon, Canada and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(62°12'24"N by 133°22'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from ZFA to RCA:
1,739.28 miles (2,799.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Faro Airport (ZFA), Faro, Yukon, Canada and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,739 miles (or 2,799 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 Faro Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZFA / CZFA |
| Airport Name: | Faro Airport |
| Location: | Faro, Yukon, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°12'24"N by 133°22'23"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2350 feet (716 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZFA |
| More Information: | ZFA 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 Faro Airport (ZFA):
- The closest airport to Faro Airport (ZFA) is Ross River Airport (XRR), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of ZFA.
- Faro Airport (ZFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Faro Airport (ZFA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,281 miles (16,546 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
- 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.
- When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.83 miles (56.05 km) ESE | Ross River Airport (XRR) | Ross River, Yukon, Canada |     |
| 2 | 117.60 miles (189.26 km) SSW | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| 3 | 125.09 miles (201.31 km) NW | Mayo Airport (YMA) | Mayo, Yukon, Canada | |
| 4 | 142.08 miles (228.65 km) S | Teslin Airport (YZW) | Teslin, Yukon, Canada | |
| 5 | 168.81 miles (271.67 km) WSW | Haines Junction Airport (YHT) | Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada | |
| 6 | 193.82 miles (311.93 km) WSW | Burwash Airport (YDB) | Burwash Landing, Yukon, Canada | |
| 7 | 200.72 miles (323.03 km) SSW | Skagway Airport (SGY) | Skagway, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.35 miles (336.92 km) SE | Watson Lake Airport (YQH) | Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada | |
| 9 | 217.21 miles (349.56 km) SSW | Haines Airport (HNS) | Haines, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 219.90 miles (353.89 km) NW | Dawson City Airport (YDA) | Dawson City, Yukon, Canada | |
| 11 | 240.94 miles (387.76 km) W | Beaver Creek Airport (YXQ) | Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada | |
| 12 | 269.30 miles (433.40 km) S | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 271.05 miles (436.21 km) SSW | Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 273.18 miles (439.63 km) SSW | Gustavus Airport (GST) | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 276.88 miles (445.60 km) WNW | Northway Airport (ORT) | Northway, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,281.36 miles (16,546.21 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,275.95 miles (16,537.49 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,257.74 miles (16,508.19 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,219.53 miles (16,446.70 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,172.67 miles (16,371.29 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,151.64 miles (16,337.44 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,134.76 miles (16,310.27 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,078.64 miles (16,219.96 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,070.98 miles (16,207.63 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,061.92 miles (16,193.05 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,049.20 miles (16,172.57 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,048.30 miles (16,171.13 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,033.65 miles (16,147.56 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,032.20 miles (16,145.22 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,027.45 miles (16,137.57 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 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 | |