Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Dundo, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Dundo Airport (DUE), Dundo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,439 miles (or 11,972 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 Grissom Air Reserve Base and Dundo Airport, 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 Grissom Air Reserve Base and Dundo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUE / FNDU |
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Location: | Dundo, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'2"S by 20°49'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2451 feet (747 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUE |
More Information: | DUE Maps & Info |
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 phased out operations and ended its presence on base on 30 September 1994, when the Air Force inactivated it.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Strategic Air Command assumed operational control of Bunker Hill Air Force Base from Tactical Air Command on 1 September 1957.
- In June 1972, the 305th Air Refueling Squadron deployed elements to Korat Air Base, Thailand, as the 4104th Air Refueling Squadron.
- 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 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 United States Navy established Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in 1942 and closed it after World War II ended.
Facts about Dundo Airport (DUE):
- The furthest airport from Dundo Airport (DUE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Dundo Airport (meaning Dundo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,042 miles (19,380 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Dundo Airport (DUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dundo Airport", another name for DUE is "Dundo Airport (Dundo)".
- The closest airport to Dundo Airport (DUE) is Nzagi Airport (NZA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of DUE.