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Discover Ellsworth Air Force Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base in Pennington County (South Dakota) is a town in United States about 1,388 mi (or 2,234 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Ellsworth Air Force Base is now 07:52 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Denver with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 3 airports near Ellsworth Air Force Base. The closest airport in United States is Rapid City Regional Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rapid City, Sturgis, Custer, Deadwood and Hot Springs. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 34% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 33% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Box Elder, South Dakota
Box Elder is a city in Meade and Pennington counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 7,800 at the 2010 census. Ellsworth Air Force Base lies on the north side of the city.
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota. The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing (28 BW) assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force. The 28 BW is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bomber wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas. The 28th Bomb Wing is commanded by Colonel Mark Weatherington.
44th Missile Wing
The 44th Missile Wing (44 MW) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twentieth Air Force, being assigned to Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 4 July 1994. For over 40 years the 44th was a front-line Strategic Air Command wing, initially as a B-47 Stratojet medium bomber unit in the 1950s. With the phaseout of the B-47, the wing became a LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM unit in the 1960s, being inactivated in 1994 as part of the drawdown of U.S.
66th Missile Squadron
The United States Air Force's 66th Missile Squadron (66 MS) was a missile unit located at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. After the end of the Cold War, and lessening of tensions with Russia, the 66th MS was deactivated along with its contingent of Minuteman II missiles.
67th Missile Squadron
The United States Air Force's 67th Missile Squadron (67 MS) was a missile unit located at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. After the end of the Cold War and lessening of tensions with Russia, the 67th MS was inactivated along with its contingent of Minuteman II missiles.
68th Missile Squadron
The United States Air Force's 68th Missile Squadron (68 MS) was a missile unit located at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. After the end of the Cold War, and lessening of tensions with Russia, the 68th MS was deactivated along with its contingent of Minuteman II missiles.
44th Missile Wing LGM-30 Minuteman Missile Launch Sites
This is a list of the LGM-30 Minuteman missile Missile Alert Facilities and Launch Facilities of the 44th Missile Wing, 20th Air Force, assigned to Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. The 44th SMW executed the unique 'Long Life' test of a Minuteman ICBM. The 68th Strategic Missile Squadron performed the only launch of a United States ICBM from an operational inland US missile site from LF November-02 (N-02) on 1 March 1965.
Rushmore Air Force Station
Rushmore Air Force Station, South Dakota, was a secure weapons administration, storage, and handling facility for atomic, and later thermonuclear weapons, located adjacent to Ellsworth Air Force Base on its north side, that was operational from 1950 to 1962. It was operated by Air Force Material Command (AFMC), Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).