Nonstop flight route between Reims, France and Hamilton, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France and Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), Hamilton, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,535 miles (or 18,564 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 Hamilton International 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 Hamilton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):

• Reims – Champagne Air Base is a former Front-line French Air Force NATO air base.
• 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.
• 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 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 base was seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
• 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 Hamilton International Airport (HLZ):

• The closest airport to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of HLZ.
• In 1998, Hamilton Airport Motor Inn was developed to cater for travellers using the airport.
• Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) has 4 runways.
• Hugh McCarroll was the airport's chief executive from the early 2000s until retirement in February 2006.
• Hamilton Airport is home to the New Zealand Training Centre of CTC Aviation.
• The furthest airport from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton International Airport (meaning Hamilton International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Córdoba Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Spain.
• The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Because of Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton 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.