Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Covilhã, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Covilhã Airport (COV), Covilhã, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 970 miles (or 1,562 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 relatively short distance between Ramstein Air Base and Covilhã Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RMS / ETAR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | COV / LPCV | 
| Airport Name: | Covilhã Airport | 
| Location: | Covilhã, Portugal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W | 
| Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from COV | 
| More Information: | COV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- 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.
- HQ USAFE fully completed its move from Wiesbaden to Ramstein early 1991.
- Ramstein's wings are assigned to the headquarters 3rd Air Force also based at Ramstein AB, which controls most of the USAF Wings throughout Europe.
- 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.
Facts about Covilhã Airport (COV):
- The furthest airport from Covilhã Airport (COV) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Covilhã Airport (meaning Covilhã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.
- Covilhã Airport (COV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Covilhã Airport (COV) is Coimbra Airport (CBP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of COV.




