Nonstop flight route between Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu and Peru, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siwo Airport (EAE), Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,784 miles (or 12,527 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 Siwo 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 Siwo 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: | EAE / NVSE |
Airport Name: | Siwo Airport |
Location: | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°5'25"S by 168°20'34"E |
Area Served: | Sangafa, Emae, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EAE |
More Information: | EAE 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 Siwo Airport (EAE):
- The closest airport to Siwo Airport (EAE) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NE of EAE.
- Because of Siwo Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Siwo 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 Siwo Airport (EAE) is Kiffa Airport (KFA), which is nearly antipodal to Siwo Airport (meaning Siwo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kiffa Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Kiffa, Mauritania.
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- Until the retirement of the Space Shuttle on 21 July 2011, Grissom was listed as one of the emergency landing sites due to its 12,000 ft runway
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- On 1 February 1978, the Air Force renamed the 305th Air Refueling Wing as the 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy.
- The Air Force activated Bunker Hill Air Force Base on 18 August 1955, with Tactical Air Command activating the 323d Fighter-Bomber Wing, and the 323d Air Base Group coming under TAC's Ninth Air Force.