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Ellsworth Air Force Base

44.14500°N
-103.10400°W
ARR / DAY
1
▲ 166.7%
DEP / DAY
1
▲ 50.0%

Ellsworth Air Force Base (KRCA/RCA) is a medium general aviation airport located in Rapid City, SD, 266 mi north of Fort Collins. It features 1 runway measuring 13,497 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 1 arrivals and 1 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 1 total

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Go-arounds
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
1
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

20h ago
Temp
91°F
Wind
14 kts
70°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KRCA 062355Z AUTO 07014KT 10SM CLR 33/12 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP133 T03270123 10338 20325 58003

Runways

1 installed

13,497 FT MAX
13/31
13,497 ft × 300
CON● LITHIGH

Top carriers

Share of flights

4 total
TOP 9 13
Sierra Pacific Airlines 38% Formula ONE Management 31% Aero Servicios Azteca 15% Fuerza Aerea Mexicana 15%

Top destinations

By flight count

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BIS 4
AUS 2
BLV 2
KN73 1
WRI 1

Carriers

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Sierra Pacific Airlines
5
Formula ONE Management
4
Aero Servicios Azteca
2
Fuerza Aerea Mexicana
2

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 126.050 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
TWR 253.500 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
GND 121.800 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
GND 275.800 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
ATIS 120.625 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
ATIS 269.900 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
APCH 119.500 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
APCH 259.100 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
DEP 289.400 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
EMERG 121.500 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
LCL/P 126.050 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
OTHER 127.950 —
CRAWFORD 127.950 —
EMERG 243.000 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
LCL/P 253.500 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
OTHER 311.000 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
SOF 311.000 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
OTHER 321.000 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
COMD POS 321.000 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
OTHER 338.200 —
CRAWFORD 338.200 —
OTHER 372.200 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
PTD 372.200 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
OTHER 375.775 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
PMSV MET 375.775 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZDV
Mag var:
8° E

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
RCAAUS
Austin, US
 Formula ONE Management 2 2h 30m
RCABLV
Belleville, US
 Sierra Pacific Airlines 2 1h 44m
RCABIS
Bismarck, US
 Sierra Pacific Airlines 2 1h 13m
RCAKN73
Vincentown, US
 Fuerza Aerea Mexicana 1 3h 30m
RCABIS
Bismarck, US
 Fuerza Aerea Mexicana 1 1h 7m
RCAWRI
Wrightstown, US
 Aero Servicios Azteca 1 3h 15m
RCABIS
Bismarck, US
 Aero Servicios Azteca 1 0h 57m
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