Nonstop flight route between Houlton, Maine, United States and Reims, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Houlton International Airport (HUL), Houlton, Maine, United States and Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,218 miles (or 5,179 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 Houlton International 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 Houlton International Airport and Reims-Champagne 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 Houlton International Airport (HUL):

• Houlton International Airport is a public-use airport located two miles east of Houlton, Maine, in the town of Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, on the border of New Brunswick, Canada.
• The furthest airport from Houlton International Airport (HUL) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,611 miles (18,686 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Houlton International Airport (HUL) is Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of HUL.
• Houlton International Airport (HUL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Houlton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Houlton International 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 airport originated as Houlton Army Air Base.

Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):

• In 2008 it was announced that the base would be closed.
• In addition, RAF units of the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force were attached to Reims equipped with Fairey Battles
• The first unit to arrive at Reims was the Breguet 19–equipped 12th Regiment, which arrived from the Occupied Rhineland airdrome at Lachen-Speyerdorf.
• 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 closest airport to Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) is Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WSW of RHE.
• It was liberated by Allied ground forces 30 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
• In addition to being known as "Reims-Champagne Air Base", another name for RHE is "Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-62".
• 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.
• Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground A-62
• Reims – Champagne Air Base is a former Front-line French Air Force NATO air base.
• Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) currently has only 1 runway.