Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF), Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 872 miles (or 1,403 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 Kingfisher Lake 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: | KIF / |
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| Location: | Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°0'45"N by 89°51'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 866 feet (264 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIF |
| More Information: | KIF 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 United States Navy established Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in 1942 and closed it after World War II ended.
- In June 1972, the 305th Air Refueling Squadron deployed elements to Korat Air Base, Thailand, as the 4104th Air Refueling Squadron.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- 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.
- Grissom Air Reserve Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 12 miles north of Kokomo in Cass and Miami counties in the U.S.
- Strategic Air Command assumed operational control of Bunker Hill Air Force Base from Tactical Air Command on 1 September 1957.
Facts about Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF):
- Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) is Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of KIF.
- The furthest airport from Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,637 miles (17,119 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Kingfisher Lake Airport", another name for KIF is "CNM5".
- Because of Kingfisher Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 866 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingfisher Lake 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.
