Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Masindi, Uganda:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Masindi Airport (KCU), Masindi, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,589 miles (or 5,777 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 Masindi 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 Masindi 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• During the initial postwar era, the USAAF repaired several former Luftwaffe airfields in Bavaria which was part of the American occupation zone of Germany.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
• The AAFCE also commanded the 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force and the 4th ATAF.
• The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
• Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in south-western Germany.
• The east gate of Ramstein Air Base is about 10 miles from Kaiserslautern.

Facts about Masindi Airport (KCU):

• The furthest airport from Masindi Airport (KCU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,758 miles (18,923 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Masindi Airport (KCU) is Pakuba Airport (PAF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of KCU.
• Masindi Airport is located in a suburrb called Kyema, in the town of Masindi, Masindi District, Bunyoro sub-region, in Western Uganda.
• Masindi Airport (KCU) currently has only 1 runway.