Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG), Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,502 miles (or 12,073 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 Zhangjiajie 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 Zhangjiajie 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | DYG / ZGDY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°6'11"N by 110°26'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Zhangjiajie | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DYG | 
| More Information: | DYG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- In 2008, Grissom Air Reserve Base entered into a joint-use agreement and opened its runway to civilian operations.
- The 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
- 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 addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- 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 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 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.
Facts about Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG):
- The closest airport to Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) is Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) E of DYG.
- The furthest airport from Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Zhangjiajie Airport (meaning Zhangjiajie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,832 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Zhangjiajie Airport", other names for DYG include "张家界荷花机场" and "Zhāngjiājiè Héhuā Jīchǎng".




