Nonstop flight route between Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States and Ramstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE), Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States and Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,296 miles (or 6,913 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 Rice Lake Regional 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 Rice Lake Regional 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: | RIE / KRPD |
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Location: | Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°25'12"N by 91°46'23"W |
Area Served: | Rice Lake, Wisconsin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1109 feet (338 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIE |
More Information: | RIE 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 Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE):
- Rice Lake Regional Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 1,109 feet above mean sea level.
- Opened in 1995, it was named Carl's Field for Carl Rindlisbacher, the longtime manager of Arrowhead field, one of Rice Lake's previous airports.
- In addition to being known as "Rice Lake Regional Airport", other names for RIE include "Carl's Field" and "RPD".
- The furthest airport from Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,813 miles (17,402 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE) is Amery Municipal Airport (AHH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of RIE.
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- The commander of the 435th AGOW is Colonel John S.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ramstein Air Base", another name for RMS is "Ramstein AB".
- 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.
- While the KMC remains the largest U.S. community overseas at 53,000 people, the defense drawdown continues to shape its future.
- Enough construction was completed in mid-1952, that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August.
- On 1 June 1953 Ramstein Air Station was opened.
- The east gate of Ramstein Air Base is about 10 miles from Kaiserslautern.
- Allied Air Forces Central Europe was established at Ramstein on 28 June 1974.