Nonstop flight route between Reims, France and Bragança, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(49°18'37"N by 4°3'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°51'24"N by 6°42'26"W)
Distance from RHE to BGC:
730.67 miles (1,175.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France and Bragança Airport (BGC), Bragança, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 731 miles (or 1,176 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 Bragança Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHE / LFSR |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGC / LPBG |
| Airport Name: | Bragança Airport |
| Location: | Bragança, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°51'24"N by 6°42'26"W |
| Area Served: | Bragança |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2129 feet (649 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGC |
| More Information: | BGC Maps & Info |
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.
- The first unit to arrive at Reims was the Breguet 19–equipped 12th Regiment, which arrived from the Occupied Rhineland airdrome at Lachen-Speyerdorf.
- It was liberated by Allied ground forces 30 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- In 2008 it was announced that the base would be closed.
- With the breakout of World War II in 1939, Reims was reinforced with additional units.
- In addition to being known as "Reims-Champagne Air Base", another name for RHE is "Base aérienne 112Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-62".
- 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.
- Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bragança Airport (BGC):
- The furthest airport from Bragança Airport (BGC) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is nearly antipodal to Bragança Airport (meaning Bragança Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Woodbourne Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Blenheim, New Zealand.
- Bragança Airport (BGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bragança Airport (BGC) is Vila Real Airport (VRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SW of BGC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.62 miles (57.33 km) WSW | Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) | Château-Thierry, France |     |
| 2 | 37.76 miles (60.77 km) S | Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) | Vatry, France | |
| 3 | 68.32 miles (109.96 km) S | Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) | Troyes, France | |
| 4 | 71.02 miles (114.29 km) WSW | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) | Paris, France | |
| 5 | 74.91 miles (120.56 km) NNW | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 6 | 76.46 miles (123.06 km) WSW | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) | Le Bourget (near Paris), France | |
| 7 | 81.43 miles (131.05 km) NNE | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 8 | 84.05 miles (135.27 km) WNW | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 9 | 85.91 miles (138.26 km) WSW | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) | Paris-Orly, Paris, France | |
| 10 | 87.74 miles (141.20 km) W | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 11 | 89.44 miles (143.94 km) NW | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 12 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) WSW | Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) | Toussus-le-Noble, France | |
| 13 | 96.61 miles (155.47 km) NNW | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 14 | 99.09 miles (159.47 km) ENE | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 15 | 101.86 miles (163.93 km) ESE | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,056.00 miles (19,402.21 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,758.71 miles (18,923.77 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,757.59 miles (18,921.96 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,751.84 miles (18,912.71 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,746.78 miles (18,904.56 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,745.87 miles (18,903.10 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,739.84 miles (18,893.39 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,730.68 miles (18,878.65 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,726.55 miles (18,872.01 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,708.14 miles (18,842.38 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,707.56 miles (18,841.44 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,694.13 miles (18,819.83 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,691.72 miles (18,815.96 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,683.86 miles (18,803.30 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,681.82 miles (18,800.03 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.87 miles (106.01 km) SW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 2 | 73.87 miles (118.88 km) NE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 3 | 88.38 miles (142.23 km) SE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 4 | 91.52 miles (147.29 km) W | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 96.17 miles (154.76 km) E | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 6 | 101.82 miles (163.87 km) WNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 7 | 110.56 miles (177.94 km) WSW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 8 | 112.95 miles (181.78 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 9 | 117.12 miles (188.49 km) SSW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 10 | 122.78 miles (197.60 km) NNE | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 11 | 131.10 miles (210.98 km) NW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 12 | 149.16 miles (240.05 km) SW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 13 | 162.31 miles (261.22 km) ENE | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 14 | 182.49 miles (293.69 km) NE | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 15 | 189.56 miles (305.06 km) ESE | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.91 miles (19,954.07 km) SW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,398.04 miles (19,952.67 km) S | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,394.45 miles (19,946.88 km) SSW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,383.82 miles (19,929.78 km) SSE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,366.28 miles (19,901.55 km) SSE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,350.49 miles (19,876.14 km) WSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,348.25 miles (19,872.54 km) E | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,326.97 miles (19,838.29 km) SW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,321.29 miles (19,829.14 km) ESE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,317.56 miles (19,823.14 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,304.84 miles (19,802.67 km) ESE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,301.08 miles (19,796.61 km) WSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,277.68 miles (19,758.97 km) SW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,276.39 miles (19,756.89 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,275.82 miles (19,755.97 km) SW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |