Ramstein Air Base

IATA RMSICAO ETARMedium airport

Ramstein Air Base is a medium airport near Ramstein-Miesenbach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is listed as IATA RMS and ICAO ETAR. The airport is located at 49.4369° / 7.6003° at an elevation of 237 m (776 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 3,200 m. The nearest airport is Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Heliport, 4.9 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Data

Data
IATA code	`RMS`
ICAO code	`ETAR`
Identifier	`ETAR`
Type	Medium airport
City	Ramstein-Miesenbach
Region	Rhineland-Palatinate
Country	Germany
Coordinates	49.43690, 7.60028
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	49° 26′ 12.84″ N 7° 36′ 01.01″ E
Elevation	237 m (776 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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