Nonstop flight route between Bouar, Central African Republic and Peru, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bouar Airport (BOP), Bouar, Central African Republic and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,561 miles (or 10,559 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 Bouar 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 Bouar Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bouar Airport (BOP):

• The closest airport to Bouar Airport (BOP) is Bozoum Airport (BOZ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of BOP.
• The furthest airport from Bouar Airport (BOP) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouar Airport (meaning Bouar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,405 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Bouar Airport (BOP) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):

• 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 1975, the Air Force inactivated the 3d Post Attack Command and Control System of the 305th Air Refueling Wing and transferred specialized Boeing EC-135s to the 70th Air Refueling Squadron of the 305th Air Refueling Wing.
• The 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker support to units involved in the United States invasion of Panama in December 1989.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
• 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.
• The 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
• On 27 January 1967, the Apollo I spacecraft caught fire during a pre-launch preparation at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34, killing United States Air Force astronaut Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I.
• 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.
• Additionally, Grissom ARB is home to units from the U.S.
• The base also serves its duty to the local community beyond its military functions.
• Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.