Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Ashland, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), Ashland, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,212 miles (or 6,779 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 Ramstein Air Base and John F. Kennedy Memorial 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 Ramstein Air Base and John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RMS / ETAR |
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Location: | Ramstein, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°26'38"N by 7°36'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States |
View all routes: | Routes from RMS |
More Information: | RMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASX / KASX |
Airport Name: | John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport |
Location: | Ashland, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'54"N by 90°55'8"W |
Area Served: | Ashland, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | County & City of Ashland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 827 feet (252 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASX |
More Information: | ASX Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
- From its inception, Ramstein was designed as a NATO command base.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.
- The closest airport to Ramstein Air Base (RMS) is Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of RMS.
- From 2004 to 2006, Ramstein Air Base underwent an extensive expansion with a major construction project – including an all-new airport terminal, among other new facilities, through the so-called Rhein-Main Transition Program which was initiated in support of the total closure of Rhein-Main Air Base on 30 December 2005 and transferring all its former capacities to Ramstein Air Base and Spangdahlem Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Ramstein Air Base (RMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Ramstein Air Base (meaning Ramstein Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,003 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
Facts about John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX):
- The furthest airport from John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,823 miles (17,417 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 827 feet, planes can take off or land at John F. Kennedy Memorial 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.
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) has 2 runways.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- The closest airport to John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX) is Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) E of ASX.