Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Ogden, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,186 miles (or 8,345 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 Hill Air Force Base, 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 Hill Air Force Base. 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):

• Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in south-western Germany.
• During the initial postwar era, the USAAF repaired several former Luftwaffe airfields in Bavaria which was part of the American occupation zone of Germany.
• 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.
• HQ USAFE fully completed its move from Wiesbaden to Ramstein early 1991.
• In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
• While the KMC remains the largest U.S. community overseas at 53,000 people, the defense drawdown continues to shape its future.
• 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.

Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):

• Hill AFB has also housed the 30-acre Hill Aerospace Museum since 1981.
• The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The host unit at Hill AFB is the Air Force Material Command's 75th Air Base Wing, which provides services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and its subordinate organizations.
• Then during the 1960s, Hill AFB began to perform the maintenance support for various kinds of jet warplanes, mainly the F-4 Phantom II during the Vietnam War, and then afterwards, the more modern F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and C-130 Hercules, and also air combat missile systems and air-to-ground rockets.
• Starting in 1944, Hill Field was utilized for the long-term storage of surplus airplanes and their support equipment, including outmoded P-40 Tomahawks and P-40 Warhawks which had been removed from combat service and replaced by newer and better warplanes.
• The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
• In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
• On September 8, 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Genesis space probe crash-landed on the nearby U.S.
• In July 1939, Congress appropriated $8.0 million for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot.