Nonstop flight route between Reims, France and Owando, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(49°18'37"N by 4°3'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°31'53"S by 15°56'59"E)
Distance from RHE to FTX:
3,515.74 miles (5,658.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France and Owando Airport (FTX), Owando, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,516 miles (or 5,658 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 Reims-Champagne Air Base and Owando Airport, 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 Reims-Champagne Air Base and Owando Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | FTX / FCOO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Owando, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°31'53"S by 15°56'59"E |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1214 feet (370 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FTX |
| More Information: | FTX Maps & Info |
Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):
- 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.
- 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.
- The base was reactivated in 1949 as an active French Air Force base.
- During the 1930s, the base was greatly expanded and modernized.
- 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 base was seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
- 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.
Facts about Owando Airport (FTX):
- The furthest airport from Owando Airport (FTX) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,963 miles (19,253 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Owando Airport (FTX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Owando Airport", another name for FTX is "Owando".
- The closest airport to Owando Airport (FTX) is Makoua Airport (MKJ), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) NW of FTX.
| 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 | 43.66 miles (70.26 km) NW | Makoua Airport (MKJ) | Makoua, Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 47.55 miles (76.52 km) S | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 52.30 miles (84.17 km) SW | Boundji Airport (BOE) | Boundji, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 83.08 miles (133.71 km) WSW | Ewo Airport (EWO) | Ewo, Republic of Congo | |
| 5 | 92.46 miles (148.80 km) S | Gamboma Airport (GMM) | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 102.69 miles (165.26 km) WNW | Kelle Airport (KEE) | Kelle, Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 147.51 miles (237.39 km) WSW | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 8 | 161.23 miles (259.47 km) SSW | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 9 | 164.78 miles (265.18 km) SW | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 10 | 166.05 miles (267.23 km) ENE | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 188.69 miles (303.66 km) ESE | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 190.13 miles (305.98 km) WSW | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 13 | 192.79 miles (310.26 km) SE | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 197.80 miles (318.33 km) WSW | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 15 | 205.96 miles (331.47 km) NE | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,963.19 miles (19,252.84 km) WNW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,860.96 miles (19,088.32 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,654.25 miles (18,755.65 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,353.57 miles (18,271.76 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,350.68 miles (18,267.11 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,349.78 miles (18,265.66 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,316.93 miles (18,212.78 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,312.42 miles (18,205.53 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,304.88 miles (18,193.40 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,302.99 miles (18,190.36 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,301.77 miles (18,188.39 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,257.06 miles (18,116.44 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 13 | 11,171.31 miles (17,978.43 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,124.50 miles (17,903.11 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,096.43 miles (17,857.93 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |