# Ramstein Air Base (RMS / ETAR)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/etar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RMS / ETAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Opened: 1953
- Elevation: 237 m / 776 ft
- Coordinates: 49.4369, 7.6003
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,498 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: https://www.ramstein.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161348
- Weather station: ETAR · WMO 10614
- Ident: ETAR

## Timeline

- 1953: Ramstein Air Base opens.
- 28 Aug 1988: Ramstein air show disaster. 70 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 083° / 263° | yes |
| 09/27 | 2,828 m / 9,278 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 087° / 267° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | =876 of 29,858 | =120 in Europe | #10 in DE |
| Elevation | 237 m / 776 ft | =21,906 of 43,403 | =1,910 in Europe | #426 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =792 in Europe | =115 in DE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =20 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.275 |
| GCA | GCA | 140.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.775 |
| OPS | AMC AIRLIFT AMCC | 131.975 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 28.442 |
| POST | WING COMD POST | 37.267 |
| PTD | DISPATCH | 36.912 |
| RDR | LANGEN RADAR | 129.675 |
| TWR | TWR | 133.200 |

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## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/etar/data