Nonstop flight route between Kassala, Sudan and Ramstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kassala Airport (KSL), Kassala, Sudan and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,853 miles (or 4,592 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 Kassala 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 Kassala 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: | KSL / HSKA |
Airport Name: | Kassala Airport |
Location: | Kassala, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°23'13"N by 36°19'42"E |
Area Served: | Kassala, Sudan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1671 feet (509 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSL |
More Information: | KSL 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 Kassala Airport (KSL):
- The closest airport to Kassala Airport (KSL) is Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SW of KSL.
- The furthest airport from Kassala Airport (KSL) is Makemo Airport (MKP), which is nearly antipodal to Kassala Airport (meaning Kassala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Makemo Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Makemo, French Polynesia.
- Kassala Airport (KSL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- Ramstein's wings are assigned to the headquarters 3rd Air Force also based at Ramstein AB, which controls most of the USAF Wings throughout Europe.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- Besides the U.S. Air Force, the installation's population includes Belgian, British, Canadian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Polish personnel.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.