Airports / Ellsworth Air Force Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base(KRCA)
Rapid City, United States
Last updated: Jan 4, 2026
Activity Summary
Airport Patterns
Emissions up 97% vs prior period — significantly busier than prior period
Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights
Spikes
Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.
CO₂ Above Baseline
73t
Signals Detected
5
Highest Severity
High
Elevated activity May 23, 2025 – May 29, 2025 — 4 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1
4 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 238%.
26.8t CO₂
Elevated activity May 31, 2025 – Jun 6, 2025 — 3 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1
3 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 153%.
18.9t CO₂
Elevated activity Jul 14, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025 — 3 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1
3 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 153%.
1.1t CO₂
Single high-emission departure N211DR → KRCA on May 24, 2025 — 13.2t CO₂, 100% of day's total
Aircraft N211DR departing to KRCA produced 13.2t CO₂, representing 100% of all airport emissions on May 24, 2025.
13.2t CO₂
18-day gap in recorded activity ending May 24, 2025
Airport had 18 consecutive days with zero recorded flights before activity resumed on May 24, 2025.
13.2t CO₂
Route Map
KRCA to KHPN · 1,502 miles
Total Flights
2
Avg CO₂/Flight
7.6t
Total Emissions
15.1t CO₂
KRCA to KROC · 1,269 miles
Total Flights
2
Avg CO₂/Flight
7.2t
Total Emissions
14.4t CO₂
KRCA to KMMU · 1,473 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
5.1t
Total Emissions
5.1t CO₂
KRCA to KVNY · 1,069 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
4.8t
Total Emissions
4.8t CO₂
KRCA to KBNA · 1,027 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
3.9t
Total Emissions
3.9t CO₂
KRCA to KGEY · 247 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
1.5t
Total Emissions
1.5t CO₂
Recent Flights
10 total flights recordedShowing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period