Nonstop flight route between Calverton, New York, United States and Peru, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), Calverton, New York, United States and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 699 miles (or 1,124 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 Calverton Executive Airpark and Grissom Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTO / |
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| Location: | Calverton, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'53"N by 72°47'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Riverhead |
| Airport Type: | Public-owned, Private-use |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTO |
| More Information: | CTO 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 Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO):
- The EPCAL site contains the largest remaining grassland on Long Island.
- As of January 2013, one of the Calverton airport's two runways is being used to store thousands of flood-damaged vehicles from Hurricane Sandy.
- The airport is lightly used, with most planes using the nearby Francis S.
- The furthest airport from Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Calverton Executive Airpark's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Calverton Executive Airpark 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.
- In addition to being known as "Calverton Executive Airpark", other names for CTO include "CTO[1]" and "3C8".
- The closest airport to Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of CTO.
- It was formerly the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton which was owned by the United States Navy and used to assemble, test, refit and retrofit jets built by the Grumman Corporation on Long Island.
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- The 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
- 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.
- Because of this inactivation, the Air Force reassigned Grissom Air Reserve Base in 1997 to the Air Force Reserve Command.
- 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.
- 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, Air Defense Command activated the 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at the new base, reporting to the 4706th Air Defense Wing at K.
