# Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA / KRCA)

**Ellsworth Air Force Base** (IATA: RCA, ICAO: KRCA) is a medium airport in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 13,497 ft (4,114 m) long, concrete. It is operated by Air Force Global Strike Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krca

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RCA / KRCA
- FAA: RCA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Force Global Strike Command
- Serves: Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 3,276 ft / 999 m
- Coordinates: 44.1450, -103.1040
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 13,497 ft / 4,114 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://www.ellsworth.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960480
- Weather station: KRCA
- Ident: KRCA

## Timeline

- 1942: Ellsworth Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 13,497 ft / 4,114 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Concrete | 138° / 318° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00343AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 13,497 ft / 4,114 m | #77 of 29,858 | #30 in North America | #25 in US |
| Elevation | 3,276 ft / 999 m | #4,830 of 43,403 | #2,481 in North America | #1,928 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.625 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 37.577 |
| POST | COMD POST | 32.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [RAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krap.md) Rapid City Regional Airport · 7.3 mi / 12 km
- [4SD4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4sd4.md) Dan's Airport · 7.7 mi / 12 km
- [SD25](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8376.md) Infinity Landing Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [2SD0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2sd0.md) Paradise Valley Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [49B](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k49b.md) Sturgis Municipal Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [SD24](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd24.md) Eden Valley Airport · 25 mi / 41 km

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #77

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krca/data