Nonstop flight route between Reims, France and Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France and Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 603 miles (or 970 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 relatively short distance between Reims-Champagne Air Base and Aberdeen International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):

• The base was seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
• 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 base was reactivated in 1949 as an active French Air Force base.
• 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 Air Base was authorized by the French Air Ministry in 1925 and was opened in October 1928.
• 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.
• After the war, Reims Air Base became a massive aircraft storage depot for surplus aircraft.
• 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.

Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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.
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• For Flight Training, Eurocopter and Bristow Helicopters both have helicopter flight Simulators in buildings at the airport.
• Aberdeen Airport has now begun work on a £10 million construction project to attract more international routes.
• A Spitfire IIa crashed at the east side of the airfield on 19 November 1941 during attack practice with a target glider being towed.
• A significant wartime event occurred in May 1943 when a German, Junkers Ju 88 fighter-bomber landed here.
• With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• General aviation flight training for private pilots licenses takes place from the East Side of the airport and located in the ground Handling agents premises.
• The air ambulance is positioned on the eastside apron in a dedicated hangar, the company operates King-Air aircraft from Aberdeen.