Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Ramstein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,289 miles (or 6,902 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 Fayetteville Regional Airport and Ramstein 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 Fayetteville Regional Airport and Ramstein Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY):

• The closest airport to Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of FAY.
• In addition to being known as "Fayetteville Regional Airport", another name for FAY is "Grannis Field".
• Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) has 2 runways.
• Currently, Fayetteville Regional Airport is served by Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection carrier ExpressJet, US Airways Express, and United Express carrier CommutAir.
• The furthest airport from Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Fayetteville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 189 feet, planes can take off or land at Fayetteville Regional 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.
• In 2011, Green Beret Trey Atwater was detained for attempting to board with a smoke grenade that was confiscated.

Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):

• During the initial postwar era, the USAAF repaired several former Luftwaffe airfields in Bavaria which was part of the American occupation zone of Germany.
• Ramstein Air Base also served as temporary housing for the United States men's national soccer team during the 2006 World Cup.
• The commander of the 435th AGOW is Colonel John S.
• 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.
• With USAFE's arrival in 1973, Ramstein entered a period of expansion.
• 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.
• 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 86th Air Base Group was activated as the main base support unit for Landstuhl, while the 7030th HQ Support Group was the main base support unit for Ramstein.
• There is often a Summer Camp to Ramstein from British CCF and ATC cadets.