Nonstop flight route between Zinder, Niger and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°46'44"N by 8°59'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from ZND to RCA:
6,598.39 miles (10,619.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zinder Airport (ZND), Zinder, Niger and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,598 miles (or 10,619 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 Zinder 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 Zinder 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: | ZND / DRZR |
| Airport Name: | Zinder Airport |
| Location: | Zinder, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°46'44"N by 8°59'2"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1516 feet (462 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZND |
| More Information: | ZND 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 Zinder Airport (ZND):
- The closest airport to Zinder Airport (ZND) is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SSW of ZND.
- The furthest airport from Zinder Airport (ZND) is Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), which is nearly antipodal to Zinder Airport (meaning Zinder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pago Pago International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- Zinder Airport (ZND) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
- An Army Air-Defense Command Post was established at Ellsworth in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions.
- 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".
- In March 1944, heavy bomber operational training ended and the 225th Army Air Force Base Unit began training of replacement personnel for deployed heavy bombardment units in the overseas combat theaters.
- The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
- 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 | 123.56 miles (198.86 km) SSW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria |     |
| 2 | 127.21 miles (204.72 km) W | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 3 | 202.90 miles (326.53 km) SSW | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 229.75 miles (369.75 km) NNW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 240.82 miles (387.57 km) SSW | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 260.27 miles (418.87 km) WNW | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 7 | 286.09 miles (460.42 km) S | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 306.33 miles (493.00 km) ESE | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 332.26 miles (534.72 km) SSW | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 349.70 miles (562.78 km) SSW | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 362.51 miles (583.40 km) NNW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 12 | 387.17 miles (623.09 km) E | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 13 | 389.87 miles (627.44 km) SE | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 420.51 miles (676.75 km) S | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 422.91 miles (680.61 km) ESE | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.26 miles (19,949.79 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 2 | 12,387.88 miles (19,936.31 km) E | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,370.13 miles (19,907.75 km) E | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,353.39 miles (19,880.81 km) E | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 12,342.30 miles (19,862.95 km) WSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,331.22 miles (19,845.12 km) WSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,326.94 miles (19,838.24 km) E | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,325.84 miles (19,836.47 km) WSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 9 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.17 km) ESE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 12,086.77 miles (19,451.73 km) E | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 12,063.47 miles (19,414.23 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 11,967.70 miles (19,260.09 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 11,962.84 miles (19,252.28 km) E | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,853.82 miles (19,076.82 km) SSE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,819.27 miles (19,021.23 km) ESE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 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 | |