Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Qianjiang, Chongqing, China:
Departure Airport:
(49°26'38"N by 7°36'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°31'2"N by 108°49'45"E)
Distance from RMS to JIQ:
5,160.04 miles (8,304.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), Qianjiang, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,160 miles (or 8,304 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 Qianjiang Wulingshan 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 Qianjiang Wulingshan 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 |
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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: | JIQ / |
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| Location: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'2"N by 108°49'45"E |
| Area Served: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIQ |
| More Information: | JIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- The AAFCE also commanded the 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force and the 4th ATAF.
- 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.
- The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
- 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 addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- 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.
- There is often a Summer Camp to Ramstein from British CCF and ATC cadets.
Facts about Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ):
- The furthest airport from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (meaning Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of JIQ.
- In addition to being known as "Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport", other names for JIQ include "黔江武陵山机场", "Qiánjiāng Wǔlíngshān Jīchǎng" and "ZUQJ".
| 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 | 67.96 miles (109.38 km) NE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 91.59 miles (147.41 km) NNW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 3 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) ESE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 101.65 miles (163.59 km) NW | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 5 | 116.59 miles (187.64 km) SSE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 132.13 miles (212.64 km) W | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 7 | 139.26 miles (224.11 km) NW | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 8 | 152.88 miles (246.03 km) SSE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 171.56 miles (276.09 km) NNE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 173.38 miles (279.03 km) SW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 174.04 miles (280.09 km) ENE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 12 | 174.47 miles (280.78 km) ESE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 182.23 miles (293.27 km) WNW | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 183.16 miles (294.76 km) SSW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 212.41 miles (341.83 km) WSW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,409.20 miles (19,970.63 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,276.62 miles (19,757.25 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,218.04 miles (19,662.98 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,214.06 miles (19,656.57 km) S | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,199.23 miles (19,632.70 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,198.96 miles (19,632.27 km) S | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,173.42 miles (19,591.17 km) W | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,168.12 miles (19,582.65 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,168.08 miles (19,582.58 km) S | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,103.30 miles (19,478.33 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,101.53 miles (19,475.48 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 12 | 12,051.93 miles (19,395.65 km) SW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,050.84 miles (19,393.90 km) SSW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,041.72 miles (19,379.22 km) WSW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,027.54 miles (19,356.40 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |