Airports / South Dakota / RCA
Ellsworth Air Force Base
KRCA / RCARapid City, South DakotaELEV 3,276 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP).
Overview
Ellsworth Air Force Base, listed as KRCA / RCA, is a mid-sized airport in Rapid City, South Dakota. The field lies at an elevation of 3,276 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
RCA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP, 6 nm), Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR, 78 nm), and Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (GCC, 105 nm).
Quotes for flights out of RCA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as 28th Bomb Wing. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RCA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KRCA
IATA
RCA
FAA / Local
RCA
Elevation
3,276 ft
Coordinates
44.1450° N · 103.1040° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SD fields
state range 1,289–3,931 ft
At 3,276 ft, RCA sits higher than 83% of the 18 South Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmRAPRapid City Regional AirportRapid City
- 78nmCDRChadron Municipal AirportChadron
- 105nmGCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportGillette
- 122nmPIRPierre Regional AirportPierre
- 126nmAIAAlliance Municipal AirportAlliance
- 136nmVTNMiller FieldValentine
Location
Open the full mapKRCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, SD
From the ramp
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