Nonstop flight route between Abingdon, Queensland, Australia and Peru, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abingdon Airport (ABG), Abingdon, Queensland, Australia and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,116 miles (or 14,670 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 Abingdon Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base, 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 Abingdon Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABG / |
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| Location: | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°36'27"S by 143°11'0"E |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABG |
| More Information: | ABG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Abingdon Airport (ABG):
- Abingdon Airport (ABG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Abingdon Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Abingdon 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 furthest airport from Abingdon Airport (ABG) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,663 miles (18,770 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Abingdon Airport (ABG) is Chillagoe Airport (LLG), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) ENE of ABG.
- In addition to being known as "Abingdon Airport", other names for ABG include "Abingdon Downs Airport" and "YABI".
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- The Air Force Reserve joined the Grissom personnel complement in the early 1970s with the activation of the 434th Special Operations Wing and their Cessna A-37 Dragonfly aircraft to the base on 15 January 1971.
- 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.
- Other organizations located at Grissom ARB include the Civil Air Patrol, Air Force Reserve Command Regional Supply Distribution Center, U.S.
- Strategic Air Command on 1 June 1959 moved the 305th Bombardment Wing, Medium, from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida to Bunker Hill Air Force Base.
- Effective 1 October 1994, Grissom Air Force Base ceased active-duty operations, and the active Air Force transferred nearly half of the former base, including the runway, to the Air Force Reserve as Grissom Air Reserve Base.
- 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 addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
