Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(49°26'38"N by 7°36'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°54'24"S by 71°8'48"W)
Distance from RMS to EQS:
7,953.25 miles (12,799.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Esquel Airport (EQS), Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,953 miles (or 12,799 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 Esquel 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 Esquel 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 |
| 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: | EQS / SAVE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'24"S by 71°8'48"W |
| Area Served: | Esquel |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2621 feet (799 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EQS |
| More Information: | EQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- 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.
- The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
- On 31 January 1973, several headquarters were relocated into and out of Ramstein, when Seventeenth AF moved to Sembach Air Base to make room for the expected move of HQ USAFE to Ramstein.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- 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.
Facts about Esquel Airport (EQS):
- In addition to being known as "Esquel Airport", another name for EQS is "Aeropuerto de Esquel".
- It has a 1,050m² passenger terminal, 96,500m² of runways, and a 1,050m² hangar.
- The closest airport to Esquel Airport (EQS) is El Maitén Airport (EMX), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) N of EQS.
- The furthest airport from Esquel Airport (EQS) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to Esquel Airport (meaning Esquel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- Esquel Airport (EQS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.19 miles (21.23 km) ENE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany |     |
| 2 | 18.57 miles (29.89 km) SSW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 3 | 27.27 miles (43.89 km) SW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 4 | 37.99 miles (61.13 km) NNW | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 5 | 41.00 miles (65.99 km) E | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 6 | 43.67 miles (70.27 km) NNE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 50.75 miles (81.68 km) SSE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 8 | 52.82 miles (85.00 km) NE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 9 | 54.64 miles (87.94 km) NW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 57.87 miles (93.13 km) NW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 11 | 59.40 miles (95.59 km) NE | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 12 | 62.34 miles (100.32 km) S | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 13 | 63.89 miles (102.83 km) WNW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 14 | 69.13 miles (111.25 km) WSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 15 | 74.95 miles (120.63 km) S | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,002.64 miles (19,316.33 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,612.96 miles (18,689.20 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,612.15 miles (18,687.90 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,609.62 miles (18,683.82 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,604.18 miles (18,675.06 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,602.12 miles (18,671.75 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,597.61 miles (18,664.50 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,593.82 miles (18,658.40 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,587.92 miles (18,648.91 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,587.13 miles (18,647.63 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,577.66 miles (18,632.39 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,577.48 miles (18,632.09 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,569.64 miles (18,619.48 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,553.41 miles (18,593.36 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,542.72 miles (18,576.17 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.58 miles (97.49 km) N | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 2 | 69.41 miles (111.70 km) NNW | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 3 | 78.59 miles (126.47 km) W | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 4 | 121.30 miles (195.22 km) N | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 135.99 miles (218.86 km) NE | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 6 | 136.34 miles (219.41 km) WNW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 7 | 136.55 miles (219.76 km) WNW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 142.23 miles (228.90 km) NW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 9 | 146.50 miles (235.77 km) S | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 10 | 151.92 miles (244.49 km) WNW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 157.31 miles (253.16 km) NW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 12 | 170.27 miles (274.02 km) NE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 186.75 miles (300.55 km) NNW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 191.69 miles (308.50 km) SSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 195.63 miles (314.84 km) N | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.38 miles (19,745.61 km) WNW | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 2 | 12,264.26 miles (19,737.36 km) NNW | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 12,228.20 miles (19,679.34 km) NW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 12,201.93 miles (19,637.05 km) NNE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 12,196.77 miles (19,628.76 km) NNE | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 6 | 12,195.24 miles (19,626.28 km) NNW | Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 12,126.92 miles (19,516.34 km) NW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,108.30 miles (19,486.37 km) NNE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 12,094.76 miles (19,464.58 km) NNE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 10 | 12,090.01 miles (19,456.93 km) WNW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 11 | 12,081.04 miles (19,442.51 km) NNE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 12,073.27 miles (19,430.00 km) WNW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 12,059.87 miles (19,408.44 km) NE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 12,056.31 miles (19,402.70 km) NNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 15 | 12,031.97 miles (19,363.53 km) E | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |