Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Maués, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Maués Airport (MBZ), Maués, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,314 miles (or 8,551 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 Maués 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 Maués 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):

• Also at Ramstein is the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, which focuses on base-support responsibilities within the KMC.
• 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.
• HQ USAFE fully completed its move from Wiesbaden to Ramstein early 1991.
• 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".
• Ramstein Air Base also served as temporary housing for the United States men's national soccer team during the 2006 World Cup.
• Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.

Facts about Maués Airport (MBZ):

• Maués Airport is the airport serving Maués, Brazil.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• The furthest airport from Maués Airport (MBZ) is Pogogul Airport (UOL), which is nearly antipodal to Maués Airport (meaning Maués Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pogogul Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Buol, Indonesia.
• Maués Airport (MBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• Because of Maués Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Maués 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 closest airport to Maués Airport (MBZ) is Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NE of MBZ.
• In addition to being known as "Maués Airport", another name for MBZ is "Aeroporto de Maués".