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Ellsworth Air Force Base

IATA RCAICAO KRCAMedium airport

Ellsworth Air Force Base is a medium airport near Rapid City in South Dakota, United States. It is listed as IATA RCA and ICAO KRCA. The airport is located at 44.1450° / -103.1040° at an elevation of 999 m (3,276 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 4,114 m. The nearest airport is Running Colors Airport, 6.7 km (4 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Ellsworth Air Force Base with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
IATA code	`RCA`
ICAO code	`KRCA`
Local code	`RCA`
Identifier	`KRCA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Rapid City
Region	South Dakota
Country	United States
Coordinates	44.14500, -103.10400
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	44° 08′ 42.00″ N 103° 06′ 14.39″ W
Elevation	999 m (3,276 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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