Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Jackson, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), Jackson, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,272 miles (or 2,046 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 Jackson Hole 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: | JAC / KJAC |
| Airport Name: | Jackson Hole Airport |
| Location: | Jackson, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°36'25"N by 110°44'16"W |
| Area Served: | Jackson, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Jackson Hole Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6451 feet (1,966 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAC |
| More Information: | JAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- Effective 1 October 1994, Grissom Air Force Base ceased active-duty operations, and the active Air Force transferred nearly half of the former base, including the runway, to the Air Force Reserve as Grissom Air Reserve Base.
- The United States Navy on 1 July 1942 started Naval Air Station Bunker Hill to train Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard pilots.
- 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 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 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker support to units involved in the United States invasion of Panama in December 1989.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
Facts about Jackson Hole Airport (JAC):
- The closest airport to Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of JAC.
- Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- View of the Tetons from the ramp
- The airport was created in the 1930s as the best place to put an airport in Teton County.
- Because of Jackson Hole Airport's high elevation of 6,451 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JAC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JAC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,754 miles (17,307 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On December 29, 2010, An American Airlines Boeing 757 Flight 2253 from Chicago-O'Hare Overran the runway.
- Jackson Hole Airport covers 533 acres.
- It is the only commercial airport in the United States inside a national park, in this case Grand Teton.
- On August 17, 1996, a U.S.
- On December 20, 2000, Sandra Bullock survived the crash of a chartered business jet at Jackson Hole Airport.
