Ellsworth Air Force Base

Summary

Ellsworth Air Force Base is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (593 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ellsworth Air Force Base is located in Pennington County^[3].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base is located in Meade County^[4].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base is located in Jackson County^[5].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[6].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[7].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base^[8].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base is operated by Air Force Global Strike Command^[9].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as RCA^[10].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as KRCA^[11].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's FAA airport code is recorded as RCA^[12].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's postal code is recorded as 57706^[13].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base is part of Air Combat Command^[14].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Ellsworth Air Force Base^[15].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's located in time zone is recorded as Mountain Time Zone^[16].
• 1942 marks the founding of Ellsworth Air Force Base^[17].
• January 11, 1938 marks the founding of Ellsworth Air Force Base^[18].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 44.145041666667, 'longitude': -103.10356666667}^[19].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's official website is recorded as http://www.ellsworth.af.mil/^[20].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's date of official opening is recorded as 1942^[21].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3280'}^[22].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+280'}^[23].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+946'}^[24].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1232'}^[25].
• Ellsworth Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+946'}^[26].

Body

Geography

Ellsworth Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include Pennington County^[3], a county of South Dakota^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1875^[29], headquartered in Rapid City^[30]; Meade County^[4], a county of South Dakota^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1889^[33]; and Jackson County^[5], a county of South Dakota^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1914^[36]. It is part of Air Combat Command^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Ellsworth Air Force Base sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3280'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[7] and air base^[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1942^[17] and January 11, 1938^[18].

Why It Matters

Ellsworth Air Force Base ranks in the top 1% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (593 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]