Nonstop flight route between Racine, Wisconsin, United States and Reims, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John H. Batten Airport (RAC), Racine, Wisconsin, United States and Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,149 miles (or 6,677 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 John H. Batten 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 John H. Batten 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: | RAC / KRAC |
Airport Name: | John H. Batten Airport |
Location: | Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'38"N by 87°48'55"W |
Area Served: | Racine, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Racine Commercial Airport Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 674 feet (205 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RAC |
More Information: | RAC Maps & Info |
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 |
View all routes: | Routes from RHE |
More Information: | RHE Maps & Info |
Facts about John H. Batten Airport (RAC):
- The closest airport to John H. Batten Airport (RAC) is Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of RAC.
- On 30 July 2010, plans were announced to have a full-time aviation maintenance firm on the field, planned to have opened on 1 September 2010.
- Because of John H. Batten Airport's relatively low elevation of 674 feet, planes can take off or land at John H. Batten 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.
- The furthest airport from John H. Batten Airport (RAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,059 miles (17,798 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was founded in 1941 by Carlyle Godske on roughly 160 acres of land purchased from local businessman J.A.
- John H. Batten Airport (RAC) has 2 runways.
Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):
- During the 1930s, the base was greatly expanded and modernized.
- In 2008 it was announced that the base would be closed.
- 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.
- It was liberated by Allied ground forces 30 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- In addition to being known as "Reims-Champagne Air Base", another name for RHE is "Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-62".
- 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.
- 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.
- Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) currently has only 1 runway.