Nonstop flight route between Chester, England, United Kingdom and Reims, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG), Chester, England, United Kingdom and Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 404 miles (or 651 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 Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport and Reims-Champagne Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG):

• As of September 2013 Aviation Park Group has almost completed a small passenger terminal at the airport.
• The closest airport to Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of CEG.
• Hawarden Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• A large Airbus factory, which produces aircraft wings, is located at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,850 miles (19,071 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• North Wales Military Air Services are also based here offering maintenance for classic military aircraft, such as the Jet Provost, Strikemaster and L-39, with three Strikemasters, one Jet Provost and an Aero L-39 operating from Hawarden for airshows and pilot training.
• The company became part of Hawker Siddeley Aviation in the 1960s and the production of the Hawker Siddeley HS125 business jet, designed by de Havilland as the DH.125, became the main aircraft type produced by the factory for nearly forty years.
• Because of Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden 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.

Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):

• 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.
• 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.
• Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• After the war, Reims Air Base became a massive aircraft storage depot for surplus aircraft.
• The base was seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
• Reims – Champagne Air Base is a former Front-line French Air Force NATO air base.