Nonstop flight route between McMinnville, Tennessee, United States and Ramstein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC), McMinnville, Tennessee, United States and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,539 miles (or 7,305 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 Warren County Memorial Airport and Ramstein Air Base, 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 Warren County Memorial Airport and Ramstein Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC):

• The closest airport to Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) is Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SW of RNC.
• Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,097 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):

• 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 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.
• The 86th Air Base Group was activated as the main base support unit for Landstuhl, while the 7030th HQ Support Group was the main base support unit for Ramstein.
• Also at Ramstein is the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, which focuses on base-support responsibilities within the KMC.
• 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.
• Construction of the modern USAF base near Kaiserslautern began in April 1948 under the provisions of a Franco-American reciprocal agreement.
• Besides the U.S. Air Force, the installation's population includes Belgian, British, Canadian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Polish personnel.
• Near the Ramstein Air Base is the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, operated by the United States Army.
• In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
• With USAFE's arrival in 1973, Ramstein entered a period of expansion.