Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Elba, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Marina di Campo Airport (EBA), Elba, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,674 miles (or 7,522 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 Marina di Campo 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 Marina di Campo 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: | EBA / LIRJ |
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Location: | Elba, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'37"N by 10°14'21"E |
Area Served: | Marina di Campo |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBA |
More Information: | EBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- 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.
- Strategic Air Command on 1 June 1959 moved the 305th Bombardment Wing, Medium, from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida to Bunker Hill Air Force Base.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- 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 305th Air Refueling Wing phased out operations and ended its presence on base on 30 September 1994, when the Air Force inactivated it.
- The United States Navy established Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in 1942 and closed it after World War II ended.
Facts about Marina di Campo Airport (EBA):
- In addition to being known as "Marina di Campo Airport", another name for EBA is "Aeroporto di Marina di Campo".
- Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) is Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of EBA.
- Because of Marina di Campo Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Marina di Campo 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 Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Marina di Campo Airport (meaning Marina di Campo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.