Nonstop flight route between Algiers, Algeria and Ramstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), Algiers, Algeria and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 908 miles (or 1,461 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 relatively short distance between Houari Boumediene Airport and Ramstein Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALG / DAAG |
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Location: | Algiers, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'27"N by 3°12'55"E |
Area Served: | Algiers, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALG |
More Information: | ALG 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 Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG):
- Check-in sector Hall 1
- Buses link the airport to downtown Algiers.
- The Algiers Metro will connect the airport with the center of Algiers.
- The new terminal at the airport
- The closest airport to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ALG.
- Houari Boumediene Airport handled 4,474,970 passengers last year.
- Because of Houari Boumediene Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Houari Boumediene Airport 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 Société de Gestion des Services et Infrastructures Aéroportuaires, more commonly known as "Airport of Algiers", is a Public Company established on 1 November 2006 to manage and operate the airport.
- Passenger use, total cargo, and aircraftmovements have increased since 2003.
- The furthest airport from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Houari Boumediene Airport (meaning Houari Boumediene Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,505 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) has 2 runways.
- The airport is named after Houari Boumediene, a former president of Algeria.
- In addition to being known as "Houari Boumediene Airport", other names for ALG include "مطار هواري بومدين الدولي" and "Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene".
- Prior to Terminal 2's opening, Terminal 3 was used for operating domestic flights.
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- Allied Air Forces Central Europe was established at Ramstein on 28 June 1974.
- The commander of the 435th AGOW is Colonel John S.
- 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.
- In 1940, construction of today's Bundesautobahn 6 was stopped when a bridge that was being built across the Rhine River near Mannheim collapsed, leaving a section of autobahn that could not be used.
- Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
- 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.
- One legacy of the two separate air bases is that the north side of Ramstein retained a separate APO from the south side.
- The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008.
- 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.