Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Cotabato City, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Awang Airport (CBO), Cotabato City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,992 miles (or 11,252 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 Awang 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 Awang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):

• The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
• In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
• On 1 June 1953 Ramstein Air Station was opened.
• The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
• 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.
• With the creation of NATO in response to Cold War tensions in Europe in 1949, USAFE wanted its vulnerable fighter units in what was then West Germany moved west of the Rhine River to provide greater air defense warning time.
• 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.
• In 1940, construction of today's Bundesautobahn 6 was stopped when a bridge that was being built across the Rhine River near Mannheim collapsed, leaving a section of autobahn that could not be used.
• The 86th Air Base Group was activated as the main base support unit for Landstuhl, while the 7030th HQ Support Group was the main base support unit for Ramstein.

Facts about Awang Airport (CBO):

• The furthest airport from Awang Airport (CBO) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Awang Airport (meaning Awang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,249 miles (19,713 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Awang Airport (CBO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Awang Airport handled 104,543 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Awang Airport", another name for CBO is "Paliparan ng Awang".
• The closest airport to Awang Airport (CBO) is Malabang Airport (MLP), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of CBO.
• Because of Awang Airport's relatively low elevation of 189 feet, planes can take off or land at Awang 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.