Nonstop flight route between Krasnoyarsk, Russia and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
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A direct, nonstop flight between Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA), Krasnoyarsk, Russia and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,446 miles (or 8,765 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 Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново 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 Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново 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: | KJA / UNKL |
Airport Name: | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново |
Location: | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°10'18"N by 92°29'35"E |
Area Served: | Krasnoyarsk |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KJA |
More Information: | KJA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
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Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W |
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Facts about Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA):
- The construction of the airport located some 27 km from Krasnoyarsk started in 1970.
- Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново handled 1,897,563 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,755 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- The closest airport to Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) is Achinsk Airport (ACS), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) W of KJA.
- At present, the airport provides a full array of passenger handling services in all three terminals, including VIP services, a business lounge, baby/parent room, ATMs, shops, cafés, bars, a drugstore and a post office.
- Because of Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново 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.
- Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- On 1 June 1992, as part of the first major reorganization since the creation of USAF, the Air Force inactivated Strategic Air Command and assigned Ellsworth's organizations ) to the newly activated Air Combat 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.
- Rapid City AAB was reactivated on 11 October 1945 and was assigned to Continental Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- After the Army closed their facilities, the military housing at the Nike Integrated Fire Control sites was transferred to control of Ellsworth, and was used as Air Force military family housing until about 1990.
- The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
- 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 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.