Nonstop flight route between Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Ramstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuopio Airport (KUO), Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,206 miles (or 1,941 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Kuopio Airport and Ramstein Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUO / EFKU |
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Location: | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°0'30"N by 27°47'39"E |
Area Served: | Kuopio, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 323 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUO |
More Information: | KUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RMS / ETAR |
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Location: | Ramstein, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°26'38"N by 7°36'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States |
View all routes: | Routes from RMS |
More Information: | RMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuopio Airport (KUO):
- Kuopio Airport is also home of the Finnish Air Force's Karelian Air Command and the Fighter Squadron 31.
- Kuopio Airport was completed in November 1939 and flight operations started in May 1940.
- Kuopio Airport handled 253,612 passengers last year.
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kuopio Airport", another name for KUO is "Kuopion lentoasema".
- The furthest airport from Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- A unique airport Lake terminal was completed in March 2008.
- The closest airport to Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KUO.
- Because of Kuopio Airport's relatively low elevation of 323 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuopio Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
- There is often a Summer Camp to Ramstein from British CCF and ATC cadets.
- The closest airport to Ramstein Air Base (RMS) is Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of RMS.
- HQ USAFE fully completed its move from Wiesbaden to Ramstein early 1991.
- The furthest airport from Ramstein Air Base (RMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Ramstein Air Base (meaning Ramstein Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,003 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.