Just to tie up a couple of loose ends...
1. This flight was scheduled to arrive a little after noon, local time. KRAP tower is advertised as open at this time, so I'll be curious to know whether anyone in the tower attempted to intervene.
2. Ah, the enlightened press...
Ellsworth controls all air space 40 miles around the base and clears landings at both the civilian airport and the base.
Well... no. Ellsworth approach provides radar service, but does not clear anyone to land at KRAP.
3. Ellsworth is home to the 28th Bomb Wing which fly B1s. This is one of those places you don't want to land at inadvertently. If you're going to make this kind of mistake, do it at a base that has transport aircraft lined up on the flightline. Still not a GREAT idea, but having been assigned to both types of bases back in the old days, the mea culpas tend to have a better chance at the transport bases...
4. Here's the proximity picutre:
Dave
Edited to apologize for not leaving a little more of the chart intact on the east side when I cropped it... I cut off "Beefy" intersection. One of the only things missing in my otherwise full life is the opportunity to report beefy...
