Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Jaisalmer, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Jaisalmer Airport (JSA), Jaisalmer, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,543 miles (or 12,140 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 Grissom Air Reserve Base and Jaisalmer 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 Grissom Air Reserve Base and Jaisalmer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUS / KGUS |
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Location: | Peru, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°38'53"N by 86°9'7"W |
View all routes: | Routes from GUS |
More Information: | GUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JSA / VIJR |
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Location: | Jaisalmer, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°52'49"N by 70°51'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Civil enclave |
Elevation: | 751 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSA |
More Information: | JSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- The 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- After World War II, the base area reverted to farming use.
- The furthest airport from Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,184 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1975, the Air Force inactivated the 3d Post Attack Command and Control System of the 305th Air Refueling Wing and transferred specialized Boeing EC-135s to the 70th Air Refueling Squadron of the 305th Air Refueling Wing.
- Because of this inactivation, the Air Force reassigned Grissom Air Reserve Base in 1997 to the Air Force Reserve Command.
- Grissom Air Reserve Base is located in North Central Indiana and is home to the largest KC-135R Stratotanker wing in the Air Force Reserve Command.
- In addition, Air Defense Command activated the 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at the new base, reporting to the 4706th Air Defense Wing at K.
- The closest airport to Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) is Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of GUS.
Facts about Jaisalmer Airport (JSA):
- Jaisalmer Airport is located 17 kilometres south-east of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India.
- Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jaisalmer Airport (meaning Jaisalmer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The Airports Authority of India has constructed a new terminal at the southern end of the airfield.
- Because of Jaisalmer Airport's relatively low elevation of 751 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaisalmer Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Kadanwari Airport (KCF), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WNW of JSA.
- In addition to being known as "Jaisalmer Airport", another name for JSA is "जैसलमेर हवाई अड्डा".