Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO), Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,658 miles (or 4,277 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 Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International 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 Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International 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: | PZO / SVPR |
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Location: | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°17'18"N by 62°45'37"W |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PZO |
More Information: | PZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.
- After World War II, the base area reverted to farming use.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- Grissom Air Reserve Base still hosts the 434th Air Refueling Wing of Air Force Reserve Command.
- 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.
- On 1 February 1978, the Air Force renamed the 305th Air Refueling Wing as the 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy.
- Strategic Air Command assumed operational control of Bunker Hill Air Force Base from Tactical Air Command on 1 September 1957.
- 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 Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO):
- The closest airport to Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) is Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of PZO.
- In addition to being known as "Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport", another name for PZO is "CGU".
- The furthest airport from Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (meaning Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,897 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
- Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International 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.