Nonstop flight route between Hollywood, Florida, United States and Ramstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Perry Airport (HWO), Hollywood, Florida, United States and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,781 miles (or 7,695 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 North Perry 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 North Perry Airport and Ramstein 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: | HWO / KHWO |
| Airport Name: | North Perry Airport |
| Location: | Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°0'3"N by 80°14'26"W |
| Area Served: | Hollywood, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Broward County Aviation Department |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HWO |
| More Information: | HWO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about North Perry Airport (HWO):
- The closest airport to North Perry Airport (HWO) is Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of HWO.
- North Perry Airport (HWO) has 4 runways.
- Because of North Perry Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at North Perry 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.
- North Perry remained inactive after the war, until 1950 when it was acquired by Broward County to become a civilian airport.
- The furthest airport from North Perry Airport (HWO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,579 miles (18,634 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- The commander of the 435th AGOW is Colonel John S.
- 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.
- In December 1980, HQ Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force was moved from Ramstein to Heidelberg and co-located with HQ Central Army Group.
- 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.
- Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.
- The east gate of Ramstein Air Base is about 10 miles from Kaiserslautern.
- 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.
- Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
- The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
