Nonstop flight route between Beru, Kiribati and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beru Island Airport (BEZ), Beru, Kiribati and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,366 miles (or 3,807 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 relatively short distance between Beru Island Airport and Andersen Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEZ / NGBR |
| Airport Name: | Beru Island Airport |
| Location: | Beru, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°21'16"S by 176°0'25"E |
| Area Served: | Beru Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEZ |
| More Information: | BEZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
| Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
| Location: | Agana, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
| More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Beru Island Airport (BEZ):
- The closest airport to Beru Island Airport (BEZ) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SSE of BEZ.
- The furthest airport from Beru Island Airport (BEZ) is Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), which is nearly antipodal to Beru Island Airport (meaning Beru Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,581 kilometers) away in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- The Japanese managed to contain the marines on two beachheads, but their counter-attack failed.
- Andersen is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the US Air Force.
- The base returned to routine operations by the late 1970s, but continued to serve as one of SAC's strategic locations.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Andersen AFB was established in 1944 as North Field and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- The 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.
- The 19th Bombardment Wing was formed at North AFB in 1948 from the resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command.
