Nonstop flight route between Bulgan, Mongolia and Ramstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bulgan Airport (UGA), Bulgan, Mongolia and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,015 miles (or 6,461 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 Bulgan 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 Bulgan Airport and Ramstein Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGA / ZMBN |
Airport Name: | Bulgan Airport |
Location: | Bulgan, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°51'15"N by 103°29'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 4236 feet (1,291 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UGA |
More Information: | UGA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bulgan Airport (UGA):
- The closest airport to Bulgan Airport (UGA) is Kharkhorin Airport (KHR), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) SSW of UGA.
- Because of Bulgan Airport's high elevation of 4,236 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Bulgan Airport (UGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bulgan Airport (UGA) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Bulgan Airport (meaning Bulgan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,224 miles (19,673 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- 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.
- With the creation of NATO in response to Cold War tensions in Europe in 1949, USAFE wanted its vulnerable fighter units in what was then West Germany moved west of the Rhine River to provide greater air defense warning time.
- 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 also served as temporary housing for the United States men's national soccer team during the 2006 World Cup.
- 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.
- Also at Ramstein is the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, which focuses on base-support responsibilities within the KMC.