Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Longyan, Fujian, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX), Longyan, Fujian, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,624 miles (or 12,270 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 Longyan Guanzhishan 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 Longyan Guanzhishan 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: | LCX / ZSLO |
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Location: | Longyan, Fujian, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°40'27"N by 116°44'47"E |
Area Served: | Longyan and Liancheng County |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LCX |
More Information: | LCX Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- 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.
- Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.
- 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
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- 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.
- In June 1972, the 305th Air Refueling Squadron deployed elements to Korat Air Base, Thailand, as the 4104th Air Refueling Squadron.
- On 1 February 1978, the Air Force renamed the 305th Air Refueling Wing as the 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy.
Facts about Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX):
- In addition to being known as "Longyan Guanzhishan Airport", other names for LCX include "龙岩冠豸山机场", "Lóngyán Guānzhìshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSLD".
- Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) is Meixian Airport (MXZ), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) SSW of LCX.
- The furthest airport from Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (meaning Longyan Guanzhishan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.