Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Florida, United States and Reims, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida, United States and Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,545 miles (or 7,314 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne International Airport and Reims-Champagne 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: | MLB / KMLB |
Airport Name: | Melbourne International Airport |
Location: | Melbourne, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'10"N by 80°38'43"W |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Melbourne, Florida |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
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Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHE / LFSR |
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Location: | Reims, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°18'37"N by 4°3'2"E |
Area Served: | Reims, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 314 feet (96 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | RHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne International Airport (MLB):
- Melbourne International Airport (MLB) has 3 runways.
- Front view of Melbourne International Airport
- In the year ending June 30, 2009 the airport had 133,576 aircraft operations.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Scheduled airline flights began in 1953.
- Because of Melbourne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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.
- In 2010 the airport had non-stop flights to Atlanta on Delta Air Lines and regional partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines, as well as non-stops to Charlotte Douglas International Airport on US Airways' regional subsidiary PSA Airlines.
- Airmail service started in late 1928 when the airport was designated a fueling stop.
- The closest airport to Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of MLB.
Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):
- 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.
- Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground A-62
- Reims Air Base was authorized by the French Air Ministry in 1925 and was opened in October 1928.
- The base was seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
- In addition, RAF units of the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force were attached to Reims equipped with Fairey Battles
- In addition to being known as "Reims-Champagne Air Base", another name for RHE is "Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-62".
- Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 first unit to arrive at Reims was the Breguet 19–equipped 12th Regiment, which arrived from the Occupied Rhineland airdrome at Lachen-Speyerdorf.
- The base was reactivated in 1949 as an active French Air Force base.