Nonstop flight route between Butler, Pennsylvania, United States and Reims, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Butler County Airport (BTP), Butler, Pennsylvania, United States and Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,928 miles (or 6,321 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 Butler County Airport and Reims-Champagne 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 Butler County Airport and Reims-Champagne 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: | BTP / KBTP | 
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| Location: | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'36"N by 79°56'58"W | 
| Area Served: | Butler, Pennsylvania | 
| Operator/Owner: | Butler County Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1248 feet (380 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BTP | 
| More Information: | BTP Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Butler County Airport (BTP):
- The furthest airport from Butler County Airport (BTP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In addition to being known as "Butler County Airport", another name for BTP is "K. W. Scholter Field".
 - Butler County Airport (BTP) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Butler County Airport (BTP) is Beaver County Airport (BFP), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) W of BTP.
 
Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (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.
 - With the breakout of World War II in 1939, Reims was reinforced with additional units.
 - 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 base was seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
 - In addition to being known as "Reims-Champagne Air Base", another name for RHE is "Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-62".
 - 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.
 - The base was reactivated in 1949 as an active French Air Force base.
 
