Nonstop flight route between Reims, France and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France and Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,372 miles (or 8,645 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 Reims-Champagne Air Base and Puerto Cabezas Airport, 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 Reims-Champagne Air Base and Puerto Cabezas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHE / LFSR |
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Location: | Reims, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°18'37"N by 4°3'2"E |
Area Served: | Reims, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 314 feet (96 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RHE |
More Information: | RHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUZ / MNPC |
Airport Name: | Puerto Cabezas Airport |
Location: | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | La Republica de Nicaragua |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUZ |
More Information: | PUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):
- In 2008 it was announced that the base would be closed.
- In addition to being known as "Reims-Champagne Air Base", another name for RHE is "Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-62".
- The closest airport to Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) is Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WSW of RHE.
- The first unit to arrive at Reims was the Breguet 19–equipped 12th Regiment, which arrived from the Occupied Rhineland airdrome at Lachen-Speyerdorf.
- Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Under American control, Ninth Air Force assigned the 440th Troop Carrier Group to the base, flying C-47 Skytrain transports until the end of September.
- Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground A-62
- A jet-capable 8000' jet runway and taxiways were laid down to the southwest along with additional aircraft ramp space, dispersals with hardened Tab-Vs, hangars and a support area.
- Because of Reims-Champagne Air Base's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Reims-Champagne Air Base 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.
- The furthest airport from Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Reims-Champagne Air Base (meaning Reims-Champagne Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):
- The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- There are plans to make the airport an international airport.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport is an airport that serves Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
- Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- It has an asphalted runway, 2,478 m × 51 m.
- The closest airport to Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.