Nonstop flight route between Kalokol, Kenya and Ramstein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalokol Airport (KLK), Kalokol, Kenya and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,581 miles (or 5,763 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 Kalokol 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 Kalokol 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 Kalokol Airport (KLK):

• The closest airport to Kalokol Airport (KLK) is Eliye Springs Airport (EYS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSE of KLK.
• The furthest airport from Kalokol Airport (KLK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,877 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Kalokol Airport", another name for KLK is "Fergusons Gulf".
• Kalokol Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Kalokol.

Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):

• In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
• From 2004 to 2006, Ramstein Air Base underwent an extensive expansion with a major construction project – including an all-new airport terminal, among other new facilities, through the so-called Rhein-Main Transition Program which was initiated in support of the total closure of Rhein-Main Air Base on 30 December 2005 and transferring all its former capacities to Ramstein Air Base and Spangdahlem Air Base.
• 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.
• The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
• 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 new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
• Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.
• On 31 January 1973, several headquarters were relocated into and out of Ramstein, when Seventeenth AF moved to Sembach Air Base to make room for the expected move of HQ USAFE to Ramstein.