Nonstop flight route between Granada, Spain and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Granada Airport (GRX), Granada, Spain and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,382 miles (or 13,490 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 Granada Airport and Andersen Air Force 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 Granada Airport and Andersen Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRX / LEGR |
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| Location: | Granada, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°11'18"N by 3°46'37"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1860 feet (567 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRX |
| More Information: | GRX 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 Granada Airport (GRX):
- Granada Airport (GRX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Granada Airport (GRX) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is nearly antipodal to Granada Airport (meaning Granada Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tauranga Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Tauranga, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Granada Airport", another name for GRX is "Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport GRX".
- The closest airport to Granada Airport (GRX) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) SW of GRX.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- At Andersen, the wing assumed responsibility for administering two active and one semi-active bases plus an assortment of communication, weather, radar, rescue and other facilities and units including the Marianas Air Material Area, a wing size unit.
- Andersen Air Force Base's origins begin on 7 December 1941 when Guam was attacked by the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Battle of Guam three hours after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
- After the war, B-29s from North Field dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners and participated in several show-of-force missions over Japan.
- 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.
- Operation Linebacker II continued the mission of Operation Arc Light, and was most notable for its 11-day bombing campaign between 18 and 29 December 1972, in which more than 150 B-52 bombers flew 729 sorties in 11 days.
- Additionally, the 41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the Pacific Air Forces, along with its F-86s, was stationed at Andersen from August 1956 until it was inactivated in March 1960.
- 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.
