Nonstop flight route between Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria and Peru, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW), Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,122 miles (or 8,243 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 Bordj Mokhtar 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 Bordj Mokhtar 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: | BMW / DATM |
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Location: | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°22'40"N by 0°55'37"E |
Area Served: | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMW |
More Information: | BMW 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 |
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More Information: | GUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW):
- In addition to being known as "Bordj Mokhtar Airport", another name for BMW is "Bordj Mokhtar Airport (Bordj Mokhtar)".
- The closest airport to Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is located 306 miles (493 kilometers) ENE of BMW.
- The furthest airport from Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) is Moala Airport (MFJ), which is nearly antipodal to Bordj Mokhtar Airport (meaning Bordj Mokhtar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moala Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji.
- Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- 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.
- Because of this inactivation, the Air Force reassigned Grissom Air Reserve Base in 1997 to the Air Force Reserve Command.
- With the retirement of the B-58 in 1970, the Air Force redesignated the 305th Bombardment Wing, Medium, as the 305th Air Refueling Wing on 1 January 1970.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.