Nonstop flight route between Port Townsend, Washington, United States and Ramstein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD), Port Townsend, Washington, United States and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,081 miles (or 8,177 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 Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield 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 Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield 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 Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD):

• Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield", another name for TWD is "0S9".
• Because of Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield 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 furthest airport from Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,752 miles (17,303 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of TWD.

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.
• Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
• On 31 January 1973, several headquarters were relocated into and out of Ramstein, when Seventeenth AF moved to Sembach Air Base to make room for the expected move of HQ USAFE to Ramstein.
• Also at Ramstein is the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, which focuses on base-support responsibilities within the KMC.
• In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
• Ramstein AB is part of the Kaiserslautern Military Community , where more than 54,000 American service members and more than 5,400 US civilian employees live and work.
• 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.
• During the initial postwar era, the USAAF repaired several former Luftwaffe airfields in Bavaria which was part of the American occupation zone of Germany.