Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Rundu Airport (NDU), Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,840 miles (or 12,617 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 Rundu 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 Rundu 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: | NDU / FYRU |
Airport Name: | Rundu Airport |
Location: | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°57'23"S by 19°43'9"E |
Area Served: | Rundu, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3627 feet (1,106 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NDU |
More Information: | NDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- 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.
- In June 1972, the 305th Air Refueling Squadron deployed elements to Korat Air Base, Thailand, as the 4104th Air Refueling Squadron.
- 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".
- Because of this inactivation, the Air Force reassigned Grissom Air Reserve Base in 1997 to the Air Force Reserve Command.
- The United States Navy on 1 July 1942 started Naval Air Station Bunker Hill to train Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard pilots.
- 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.
Facts about Rundu Airport (NDU):
- The closest airport to Rundu Airport (NDU) is Dirico Airport (DRC), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) E of NDU.
- The furthest airport from Rundu Airport (NDU) is Kalaeloa Airport (NAX), which is nearly antipodal to Rundu Airport (meaning Rundu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaeloa Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,576 kilometers) away in Kapolei, Hawaii, United States.
- Rundu Airport (NDU) has 2 runways.