Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°39'47"N by 100°5'57"E)
Distance from RCA to MXV:
5,806.29 miles (9,344.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Mörön Airport (MXV), Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,806 miles (or 9,344 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 Ellsworth Air Force Base and Mörön 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 Ellsworth Air Force Base and Mörön Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXV / ZMMN |
| Airport Name: | Mörön Airport |
| Location: | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'47"N by 100°5'57"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXV |
| More Information: | MXV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- 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 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.
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Ellsworth AFB Defense Area in 1957 and constructed Nike-Ajax Surface-to-air missile sites for air defense.
- Internationally, the destruction of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 symbolized the imminent demise of the Soviet Union over the next several months.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- 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.
Facts about Mörön Airport (MXV):
- The closest airport to Mörön Airport (MXV) is Bulgan Airport (UGA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) ESE of MXV.
- Mörön Airport handled 13,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mörön Airport (MXV) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is nearly antipodal to Mörön Airport (meaning Mörön Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lago Argentino Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
- Mörön Airport (MXV) has 2 runways.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 162.53 miles (261.57 km) ESE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 208.51 miles (335.56 km) SE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 226.89 miles (365.14 km) SSE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 242.90 miles (390.92 km) S | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 259.22 miles (417.18 km) NE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 266.67 miles (429.17 km) SSE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 285.40 miles (459.30 km) WNW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 8 | 289.29 miles (465.57 km) SW | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 328.57 miles (528.78 km) ESE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 353.24 miles (568.49 km) ENE | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 11 | 357.98 miles (576.11 km) W | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 393.62 miles (633.46 km) SE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 402.81 miles (648.26 km) WSW | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 460.37 miles (740.89 km) W | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 15 | 467.09 miles (751.71 km) NW | Abakan International Airport (ABA) | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.21 miles (19,466.91 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,085.63 miles (19,449.89 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,085.60 miles (19,449.85 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,062.52 miles (19,412.70 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,002.60 miles (19,316.26 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,992.88 miles (19,300.63 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,983.69 miles (19,285.83 km) SW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,978.13 miles (19,276.89 km) SW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,976.42 miles (19,274.14 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,972.34 miles (19,267.57 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,954.21 miles (19,238.39 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,904.24 miles (19,157.97 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,861.10 miles (19,088.54 km) SSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,859.08 miles (19,085.29 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,850.66 miles (19,071.74 km) SSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |