About Ellsworth Air Force Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Rapid City, South Dakota. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KRCA, by the three-letter IATA code RCA, and the four-letter ICAO code KRCA. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 44.1450° N, 103.1040° W, with a published field elevation of 3,276 feet above mean sea level.
"Ellsworth Air Force Base" is one of 161 public-use airports in South Dakota, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Ellsworth Air Force Base |
|---|---|
| Location | Rapid City, South Dakota (SD) |
| City and state (page) | Rapid City, SD |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KRCA |
| IATA code | RCA |
| ICAO code | KRCA |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 44.1450° N, 103.1040° W |
| Field elevation | 3,276 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Official airport website | http://www.ellsworth.af.mil/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Ellsworth Air Force Base doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City Regional Airport | Rapid City | SD | RAP / KRAP |
medium_airport |
| Dan's Airport | Rapid City | SD | 4SD4 / - |
small_airport |
| Infinity Landing Airport | Piedmont | SD | US-8376 / - |
small_airport |
| Paradise Valley Airport | Nemo | SD | 2SD0 / - |
small_airport |
| Sturgis Municipal Airport | Sturgis | SD | K49B / - |
small_airport |
| Eden Valley Airport | Sturgis | SD | SD24 / - |
small_airport |