Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Memorial Field Airport (HOT), Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,885 miles (or 7,861 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 Memorial Field 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 Memorial Field 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):

• 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.
• One legacy of the two separate air bases is that the north side of Ramstein retained a separate APO from the south side.
• Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
• The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
• There is often a Summer Camp to Ramstein from British CCF and ATC cadets.
• Allied Air Forces Central Europe was established at Ramstein on 28 June 1974.
• 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 Memorial Field Airport (HOT):

• Memorial Field Airport (HOT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Memorial Field Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Memorial Field 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.
• The furthest airport from Memorial Field Airport (HOT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,830 miles (17,430 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Memorial Field Airport (HOT) is Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NNE of HOT.
• Delta Air Lines also served the airport during the 1960s with Convair 440 prop airliners.