Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Armidale, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Armidale Airport (ARM), Armidale, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,160 miles (or 16,351 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 Ramstein Air Base and Armidale 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 Ramstein Air Base and Armidale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARM / YARM |
Airport Name: | Armidale Airport |
Location: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°31'41"S by 151°37'0"E |
Area Served: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Armidale Dumaresq Shire |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3556 feet (1,084 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARM |
More Information: | ARM Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- HQ USAFE fully completed its move from Wiesbaden to Ramstein early 1991.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
- Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.
- Besides the U.S. Air Force, the installation's population includes Belgian, British, Canadian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Polish personnel.
- 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.
- While the KMC remains the largest U.S. community overseas at 53,000 people, the defense drawdown continues to shape its future.
- The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
Facts about Armidale Airport (ARM):
- Armidale Airport (ARM) has 2 runways.
- Hazelton Airlines, an affiliate of Ansett Australia, operated between Sydney and Armidale from 1989 until the company collapsed in 2002.
- East-West Airlines operated from Sydney and Brisbane to Armidale from 1949 until 1988 when the routes were taken over by Eastern Australia Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Armidale Airport (ARM) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- A Tamworth-Armidale-Brisbane route was served by QantasLink until 2002, when the service was taken over by MacAir Airlines until January 2003, after which time it was operated by Sunshine Express Airlines before the company ceased scheduled flying in 2006.
- The closest airport to Armidale Airport (ARM) is Inverell Airport (IVR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNW of ARM.
- Armidale was one of the 20 destinations looked at by Virgin Australia for services to Sydney using Embraer jet aircraft.