Nonstop flight route between Lewiston, Idaho, United States and Ramstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho, United States and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,032 miles (or 8,099 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 large distance between Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport and Ramstein Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport and Ramstein Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWS / KLWS |
Airport Name: | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport |
Location: | Lewiston, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°22'27"N by 117°0'55"W |
Area Served: | Lewiston, Idaho Clarkston, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lewiston & Nez Perce County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1442 feet (440 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWS |
More Information: | LWS 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 Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS):
- Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,717 miles (17,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of LWS.
- The airport began as a Chamber of Commerce project in 1931, and the original runway was paved in 1942.
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- While the KMC remains the largest U.S. community overseas at 53,000 people, the defense drawdown continues to shape its future.
- The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
- 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.
- Ramstein Air Base also served as temporary housing for the United States men's national soccer team during the 2006 World Cup.
- Also at Ramstein is the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, which focuses on base-support responsibilities within the KMC.
- On 1 June 1953 Ramstein Air Station was opened.
- In 1940, construction of today's Bundesautobahn 6 was stopped when a bridge that was being built across the Rhine River near Mannheim collapsed, leaving a section of autobahn that could not be used.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- Near the Ramstein Air Base is the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, operated by the United States Army.
- Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.
- 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.
- Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
- In December 1980, HQ Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force was moved from Ramstein to Heidelberg and co-located with HQ Central Army Group.