Nonstop flight route between Reims, France and Medford, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), Reims, France and Taylor County Airport (MDF), Medford, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,136 miles (or 6,656 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 Taylor County 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 Taylor County 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 |
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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: | MDF / KMDZ |
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| Location: | Medford, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°6'5"N by 90°18'2"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Taylor County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1478 feet (450 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDF |
| More Information: | MDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 first unit to arrive at Reims was the Breguet 19–equipped 12th Regiment, which arrived from the Occupied Rhineland airdrome at Lachen-Speyerdorf.
- 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 Taylor County Airport (MDF):
- Taylor County Airport covers an area of 380 acres at an elevation of 1,478 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Taylor County Airport (MDF) is Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of MDF.
- The furthest airport from Taylor County Airport (MDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,888 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Taylor County Airport", another name for MDF is "MDZ".
- Taylor County Airport (MDF) has 2 runways.
