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Ellsworth Air Force Base

Rapid City, United States

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Ellsworth Air Force Base

Rapid City, United States
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Strategic B-1B bomber base in the South Dakota Badlands.

Opened
1942
Location
Rapid City, United States
Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located approximately 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota. It serves as the home of the 28th Bomb Wing, the host unit operating the B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber, and falls under Air Force Global Strike Command. The base plays a critical role in U.S. strategic deterrence and power projection missions. While primarily a military installation, it is assigned the IATA code RCA and ICAO code KRCA for aviation coordination purposes. Limited civil aviation activity may occur at the facility, but it is not a commercial passenger airport.
Getting to & from
The base is accessible via personal vehicle or military transportation from Rapid City, approximately 10 miles to the southwest.
Notable facts
  • ›Home of the 28th Bomb Wing, operating the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber.
  • ›Falls under Air Force Global Strike Command.
  • ›Originally opened during World War II as a training facility.
  • ›Named in honor of Brigadier General Richard Ellsworth, killed in a 1953 aircraft crash.
  • ›One of only two B-1B Lancer bases in the United States, alongside Dyess AFB in Texas.
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Ellsworth Air Force Base
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Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota, just north of the town of Box Elder.

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