Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Winder, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Barrow County Airport (WDR), Winder, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,534 miles (or 7,297 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 Barrow County 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 Barrow County 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: | WDR / KWDR |
| Airport Name: | Barrow County Airport |
| Location: | Winder, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'58"N by 83°40'3"W |
| Area Served: | Winder, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | Barrow County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 943 feet (287 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WDR |
| More Information: | WDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.
- The AAFCE also commanded the 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force and the 4th ATAF.
- 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.
- Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in south-western Germany.
- From 2004 to 2006, Ramstein Air Base underwent an extensive expansion with a major construction project – including an all-new airport terminal, among other new facilities, through the so-called Rhein-Main Transition Program which was initiated in support of the total closure of Rhein-Main Air Base on 30 December 2005 and transferring all its former capacities to Ramstein Air Base and Spangdahlem Air Base.
- Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
- 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.
Facts about Barrow County Airport (WDR):
- The closest airport to Barrow County Airport (WDR) is Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of WDR.
- The furthest airport from Barrow County Airport (WDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Barrow County Airport (WDR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Barrow County Airport's relatively low elevation of 943 feet, planes can take off or land at Barrow County 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.
