Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Hermiston, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES), Hermiston, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,692 miles (or 2,722 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 Hermiston Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):

• Strategic Air Command assumed operational control of Bunker Hill Air Force Base from Tactical Air Command on 1 September 1957.
• In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
• In 1975, the Air Force inactivated the 3d Post Attack Command and Control System of the 305th Air Refueling Wing and transferred specialized Boeing EC-135s to the 70th Air Refueling Squadron of the 305th Air Refueling Wing.
• In June 1972, the 305th Air Refueling Squadron deployed elements to Korat Air Base, Thailand, as the 4104th Air Refueling Squadron.
• Until the retirement of the Space Shuttle on 21 July 2011, Grissom was listed as one of the emergency landing sites due to its 12,000 ft runway
• On 1 February 1978, the Air Force renamed the 305th Air Refueling Wing as the 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy.
• The United States Navy established Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in 1942 and closed it after World War II ended.
• 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 closest airport to Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) is Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of GUS.

Facts about Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES):

• Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Hermiston Municipal Airport", another name for HES is "HRI".
• Because of Hermiston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Hermiston 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 Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ESE of HES.
• The furthest airport from Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,810 miles (17,396 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Hermiston Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Hermiston, in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.