Nonstop flight route between Ramstein, Germany and Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ramstein Air Base (RMS), Ramstein, Germany and Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB), Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,987 miles (or 6,417 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 Ramstein Air Base and Mid-State Regional 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 Ramstein Air Base and Mid-State Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSB / KPSB |
Airport Name: | Mid-State Regional Airport |
Location: | Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°52'59"N by 78°5'13"W |
Area Served: | Philipsburg, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Mid-State Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1909 feet (582 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSB |
More Information: | PSB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ramstein Air Base (RMS):
- Near the Ramstein Air Base is the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, operated by the United States Army.
- Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in south-western Germany.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Patrick X.
- 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".
- Ramstein Air Base also served as temporary housing for the United States men's national soccer team during the 2006 World Cup.
Facts about Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB):
- The furthest airport from Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,570 miles (18,619 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is 20 miles from State College and Pennsylvania State University, and until the 1970s it was served by Allegheny Airlines.
- The closest airport to Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) is University Park Airport (SCE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of PSB.
- Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) has 2 runways.