RMS

Ramstein Air Base

ICAO ETAR49.4369°N 7.6003°E237 m / 776 ftMedium airport
On the map
Europe District supported, managed construction projects around U.S. air base (3985995069)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District from Wiesbaden, Germany · Public domain · Commons

Ramstein Air Base (IATA: RMS, ICAO: ETAR) is a medium airport in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It opened in 1953. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,200 m (10,498 ft). It is operated by United States Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1953–1988
1953
OpenedRamstein Air Base opens.
28 AUG 1988
DisasterRamstein air show disaster.70 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
3333
08/26083° / 263° · LIT
LENGTH3,200 m10,498 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
09/27087° / 267°
LENGTH2,828 m9,278 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway3,200 m10,498 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=876of 29,823 · =119 Europe · #10 DEElevation237 m776 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=21,886of 43,341 · =1,910 Europe · #426 DEAgeOpened 19532026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,935of 15,079 · =792 Europe · =115 DERunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =20 DE
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

9 channels
ATISATIS124.275
GCAGCA140.900
GNDGND121.775
OPSAMC AIRLIFT AMCC131.975
PMSVPMSV METRO28.442
POSTWING COMD POST37.267
PTDDISPATCH36.912
RDRLANGEN RADAR129.675
TWRTWR133.200