Nonstop flight route between Lubbock, Texas, United States and Ramstein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), Lubbock, Texas, United States and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,254 miles (or 8,456 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 Lubbock Preston Smith International 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 Lubbock Preston Smith International 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 Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB):

• In addition to being known as "Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport", another name for LBB is "(former South Plains Army Airfield)".
• The base was activated on September 11, 1942 as the South Plains Flying School.
• The closest airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Hale County Airport (PVW), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of LBB.
• The furthest airport from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,113 miles (17,885 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 562,241 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 534,818 in 2009 and 508,858 in 2010.
• Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is a city owned, public airport five miles north of Lubbock, in Lubbock County, Texas, United States.
• Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) has 3 runways.

Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):

• The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
• Near the Ramstein Air Base is the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, operated by the United States Army.
• With USAFE's arrival in 1973, Ramstein entered a period of expansion.
• Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
• The commander of the 435th AGOW is Colonel John S.
• 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.
• 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 host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
• On 1 June 1953 Ramstein Air Station was opened.