Nonstop flight route between Rhine, Germany and Ranchi, India:
Departure Airport:
(52°17'31"N by 7°23'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°18'51"N by 85°19'18"E)
Distance from ZPQ to IXR:
4,456.56 miles (7,172.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), Rhine, Germany and Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), Ranchi, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,457 miles (or 7,172 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 Rheine-Bentlage Air Base and Birsa Munda 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 Rheine-Bentlage Air Base and Birsa Munda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZPQ / ETHE |
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| Location: | Rhine, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°17'31"N by 7°23'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZPQ |
| More Information: | ZPQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXR / VERC |
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| Location: | Ranchi, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°18'51"N by 85°19'18"E |
| Area Served: | Ranchi |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2148 feet (655 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXR |
| More Information: | IXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ):
- In 1960, following the founding of the German Armed Forces in 1955 and the establishing of a new branch within the German Army, the Aviation Corps, completely new military installations, hangars and a small runway made of asphalt, were constructed on the grounds of the former German Air Force base.
- The closest airport to Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of ZPQ.
- Because of Rheine-Bentlage Air Base's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Rheine-Bentlage Air Base 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.
- Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- All units stationed at Rheine Air Base were incorporated into Army Aviation Medium Transport Regiment 15 in 2003.
- In addition to being known as "Rheine-Bentlage Air Base", another name for ZPQ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-108)".
- The furthest airport from Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,825 miles (19,030 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Birsa Munda Airport (IXR):
- The furthest airport from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,478 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Birsa Munda Airport", another name for IXR is "बिरसा मुंडा हवाई अड्डे".
- Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) is Sonari Airport (IXW), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ESE of IXR.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.69 miles (26.86 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 20.99 miles (33.78 km) W | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.60 miles (74.99 km) ESE | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 4 | 54.34 miles (87.45 km) S | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 5 | 66.61 miles (107.20 km) NNW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 70.29 miles (113.12 km) SE | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 7 | 71.22 miles (114.61 km) SW | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 8 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) SSW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) N | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 10 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) NE | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 11 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) W | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 82.47 miles (132.72 km) SSW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 13 | 84.40 miles (135.83 km) WSW | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) NW | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 94.34 miles (151.83 km) NNW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.68 miles (19,029.93 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,546.91 miles (18,582.90 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,539.91 miles (18,571.63 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,521.58 miles (18,542.13 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,516.34 miles (18,533.71 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,514.77 miles (18,531.18 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,501.29 miles (18,509.48 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,499.94 miles (18,507.32 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,490.91 miles (18,492.78 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,485.36 miles (18,483.84 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,479.04 miles (18,473.68 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,476.42 miles (18,469.46 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,459.66 miles (18,442.48 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,459.60 miles (18,442.39 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,457.16 miles (18,438.47 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.96 miles (102.94 km) ESE | Sonari Airport (IXW) | Jamshedpur, India | |
| 2 | 78.57 miles (126.45 km) ENE | Dhanbad Airport (DBD) | Dhanbad, India | |
| 3 | 79.87 miles (128.54 km) SSW | Rourkela Airport (RRK) | Rourkela, India | |
| 4 | 101.55 miles (163.43 km) NNW | Gaya Airport (GAY) | Gaya, India | |
| 5 | 158.16 miles (254.53 km) N | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 6 | 193.81 miles (311.90 km) N | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 7 | 203.93 miles (328.18 km) ESE | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India | |
| 8 | 214.07 miles (344.51 km) NW | Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 9 | 214.47 miles (345.16 km) S | Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 10 | 218.27 miles (351.28 km) ENE | Malda Airport (LDA) | Malda, India | |
| 11 | 222.14 miles (357.50 km) ENE | Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) | Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
| 12 | 224.27 miles (360.93 km) WSW | Bilaspur Airport (PAB) | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India | |
| 13 | 237.53 miles (382.26 km) N | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 14 | 243.88 miles (392.49 km) E | Jessore Airport (JSR) | Jessore, Bangladesh | |
| 15 | 250.40 miles (402.97 km) NNE | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,478.46 miles (18,472.75 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,060.76 miles (17,800.52 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,044.27 miles (17,773.98 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,024.94 miles (17,742.88 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,988.24 miles (17,683.82 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,963.05 miles (17,643.27 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,951.85 miles (17,625.26 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,944.47 miles (17,613.38 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,927.81 miles (17,586.56 km) SW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,923.60 miles (17,579.78 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 10,923.60 miles (17,579.78 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 10,919.74 miles (17,573.57 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,915.23 miles (17,566.32 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,904.41 miles (17,548.90 km) SW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,901.71 miles (17,544.56 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |