Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Red Lake, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Red Lake Airport (YRL), Red Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,098 miles (or 6,596 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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake 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: | YRL / CYRL |
| Airport Name: | Red Lake Airport |
| Location: | Red Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°4'1"N by 93°47'35"W |
| Area Served: | Red Lake, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Municipality of Red Lake |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1266 feet (386 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YRL |
| More Information: | YRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- 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.
- From its inception, Ramstein was designed as a NATO command base.
- 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.
- Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in south-western Germany.
- Ramstein's wings are assigned to the headquarters 3rd Air Force also based at Ramstein AB, which controls most of the USAF Wings throughout Europe.
- While the KMC remains the largest U.S. community overseas at 53,000 people, the defense drawdown continues to shape its future.
Facts about Red Lake Airport (YRL):
- In October 2011, a brand new state-of-the-art airport terminal opened its doors to help serve the growing numbers of regional visitors and travellers.
- Construction of a 4,000 ft × 150 ft gravel runway began in 1946 and was put into use of May 29, 1947 when Canadian Pacific Air Lines began daily service from Winnipeg.
- Red Lake Airport is located 1 km south of the community of Cochenour, Ontario.
- Red Lake Airport (YRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Pikangikum Airport (YPM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of YRL.
- The furthest airport from Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,569 miles (17,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
