Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA)
Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA)
RCA
Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA)
Rapid City, SD
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| FAA Information Effective | 2026-07-09 |
| Airport Identifier | RCA |
| Airport Status | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude |
103°6'12.8400"
W /
44°8'42.3400"
N -103.103567 / 44.145094 (Estimated) |
| Elevation | 3276.30 ft / 998.62 m (Estimated) |
| From nearest city | 5 nautical miles SW of Rapid City, SD |
| Location | Pennington County, SD |
| Magnetic Variation | 08E (2015) |
| Airport Use | Private |
| Segmented Circle | No |
| Control Tower | ATCT-RAPCON |
| Lighting Schedule | SEE RMK |
| Beacon Color | Split White-Green (lighted military airport) |
| Sectional chart | CHEYENNE |
| Region | AGL - Great Lakes |
| Traffic Pattern Alt | 4500 ft |
| Responsible ARTCC | ZDV - DENVER |
| Tie-in FSS | HON - HURON |
| FSS on Airport | No |
| FSS Toll Free | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
| NOTAMs Facility | RAP (NOTAM-d service available) |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions | 13497 x 300 ft (4114 x 91 m) |
| Surface | CONC |
| Surface treatment | |
| Edge lights | High |
| PCN | 73 |
| 13 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | 138° | 318° |
| Physical elevation | 3276.30 ft | 3178.50 ft |
| Coordinates | 44.158863 / -103.120745 | 44.131324 / -103.086390 |
| Traffic pattern | Left | Left |
| Runway marking | Precision instrument , Good Condition | Precision instrument , Good Condition |
| ILS type | ILS | ILS |
| VGSI | 4-light PAPI on left | 4-light PAPI on left |
| RVR equipment | touchdown | touchdown |
| Approach light | ALSF1 | ALSF1 |
| Runway end lights | No | No |
| TDZ lights | No | No |
- OIL: O-132-133-148
- TRAN ALERT: SVC AVBL 1300-2200Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN, HOL, AND GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS. FLEET SVC UNAVBL.
- RSTD: ALL ACFT MAINT AT OR ABV 7700 FT & 2640 FT HORIZONTAL SEPARATION IN THE IMMED VCNTY OF MT. RUSHMORE; AVOID DEVILS TWR BY 5 NM. PPR ALL FULL STOP ACFT CTC BASE OPS NO EARLIER THAN 72 HR PRIOR TO ETA. FAX DSN 675-1053, C605-385-1053.
- MISC: INBD VIP CODE 7 OR HI, CTC RAYMOND 33 15 MIN PRIOR TO BLOCK TIME WITH NAME, RANK AND PURPOSE OF VISIT.
- FM OBS POINT WX TECHNICIANS UNABLE TO SEE THE TDZ OF BOTH RYS.
- RSTD: PPR MIN 24 HR NTC, CTC DSN 675-1052, C605-385-1052.
- GLOBAL STRIKE COMD RSRS APPLIED TO GLOBAL STRIKE COMD ONLY
- EXTV GENERAL AVN AND COML TFC IN VCNTY OF RAPID CITY ARPT 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT.
- CSTMS/AG/IMG: LTD TO US DOD ACFT ONLY; AVBL WITH 24 HR NOTICE. IMG SERVICE UNAVBL FOR NON-DOD PERS. CTC 28 OSS/OSAA, DSN 675-1052, C605-385-1052.
- RSTD: AIRCREW SHOULD AVOID BEAR BUTTE, DEFINED BY THE RCA 317/25 FIX, BY FLYING NO LOWER THAN 10,000 FT MSL WITHIN 2NM.
- FUEL: A++. HOT REFUEL AVBL TO B-1 AND EA-18 ACFT ONLY.
- CAUTION: MIGRATORY BIRD ACT BASH (PHASE II) MAY AND AUG-OCT OR ACTIVE VIA NOTAM. DEER HAZ, RPT ANY ACT TO TWR/PTD.
- COMSEC ISSUING AND CLASSIFIED MATERIAL STORAGE UNAVBL FROM AMOPS, CTC COMD POST FOR STORAGE.
- MISC: TRAN ACFT REQ FOR APCH AND PATTERN WORK, RQR 24 HR NTC, CTC OPS DSN 675-1052, C605-385-1052.
- OPR 1400-0730Z++ MON-THUR; 1400-0100Z++ FRI. CLSD WKENDS, HOL AND GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS.
- PRIM FREQ 311.0.
- MISC: WX STN AUGMENTS FOR VIS AT OR BELOW 3 SM WHEN NEEDEDED. VIS LTD NE TO SE DUE TO BLDGS.
- "VERIFY POWDER RIVER TRAINING COMPLEX STATUS BEFORE FILING IFR FPL" VIA SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE SITE: HTTPS://SUA.FAA.GOV/SUA/"
- WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
- LGT: RWY 31 NSTD ALSF-1, MISSING FIRST THREE CNTRLN BARRETTES FURTHEST FROM THLD.
- MISC: ARFF CRITICAL LEVEL SVC (YELLOW) FOR ALL NFPA CAT AND USAF VEH SETS. CTC FD C6053851113 FOR FURTHER INFO.
- CAUTION: HI POTENTIAL FOR MID-AIR COLLISION EXISTS WITH ACFT FR RAPID CITY ARPT LCTD APRX 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT.
- JASU: (AM32A-95) (A/M32A-86)