Nonstop flight route between Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and Ramstein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG), Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,304 miles (or 10,145 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 Ponta Porã 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 Ponta Porã 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 Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG):

• Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Ponta Porã International Airport handled 3,288 passengers last year.
• The airport was opened on March 11, 1955, and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• In addition to being known as "Ponta Porã International Airport", another name for PMG is "Aeroporto Internacional de Ponta Porã".
• The airport is located 4 km from downtown Ponta Porã.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• The furthest airport from Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is nearly antipodal to Ponta Porã International Airport (meaning Ponta Porã International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hateruma Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan.
• The closest airport to Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SW of PMG.

Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):

• HQ USAFE fully completed its move from Wiesbaden to Ramstein early 1991.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• In 1940, construction of today's Bundesautobahn 6 was stopped when a bridge that was being built across the Rhine River near Mannheim collapsed, leaving a section of autobahn that could not be used.
• Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.