Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Kittilä, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Kittilä Airport (KTT), Kittilä, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,395 miles (or 2,245 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 Ramstein Air Base and Kittilä Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | KTT / EFKT |
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Location: | Kittilä, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°41'54"N by 24°50'53"E |
Area Served: | Kittilä, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 644 feet (196 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTT |
More Information: | KTT Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- With the creation of NATO in response to Cold War tensions in Europe in 1949, USAFE wanted its vulnerable fighter units in what was then West Germany moved west of the Rhine River to provide greater air defense warning time.
- On 31 January 1973, several headquarters were relocated into and out of Ramstein, when Seventeenth AF moved to Sembach Air Base to make room for the expected move of HQ USAFE to Ramstein.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- 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.
- 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.
- The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
Facts about Kittilä Airport (KTT):
- The closest airport to Kittilä Airport (KTT) is Enontekiö Airport (ENF), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NW of KTT.
- In addition to being known as "Kittilä Airport", another name for KTT is "Kittilän lentoasema".
- Kittilä Airport handled 214,493 passengers last year.
- Kittilä Airport (KTT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kittilä Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Kittilä 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.
- The furthest airport from Kittilä Airport (KTT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,612 miles (17,078 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.