Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Glasgow, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), Glasgow, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 250 miles (or 402 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 relatively short distance between Grissom Air Reserve Base and Glasgow Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | GLW / KGLW |
| Airport Name: | Glasgow Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°1'54"N by 85°57'14"W |
| Area Served: | Glasgow, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Glasgow Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLW |
| More Information: | GLW 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 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.
- 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 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker support to units involved in the United States invasion of Panama in December 1989.
- Grissom Air Reserve Base is located at 40°40′15″N 86°09′17″W / 40.670699°N 86.154670°W / 40.670699.
- Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.
- 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 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.
- Additionally, Grissom ARB is home to units from the U.S.
Facts about Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW):
- Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,236 miles (18,082 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Glasgow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow Municipal 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 closest airport to Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Paducah KY (BWG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of GLW.
