Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Liverpool, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), Liverpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,792 miles (or 6,102 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 Liverpool John Lennon 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 Liverpool John Lennon 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: | LPL / EGGP |
Airport Name: | Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
Location: | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°20'0"N by 2°50'58"W |
Area Served: | Liverpool, Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPL |
More Information: | LPL 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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- 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.
- 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 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.
- After World War II, the base area reverted to farming use.
Facts about Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL):
- The city took over control of the airport on 1 January 1961 and prepared development plans.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport handled 4,187,493 passengers last year.
- Normal civil airline operations resumed after VE-day and passengers increased from 50,000 in 1945 to 75,000 in 1948, remaining ahead of Manchester Airport.
- The furthest airport from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Between 1997 and 2007 it was one of Europe's fastest growing airports, increasing annual passenger numbers from 689,468 in 1997 to 5.47 million in 2007.
- The closest airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of LPL.
- The original terminal building dating from the late 1930s, famously seen on early television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans, was left derelict for over a decade after being replaced in 1986.
- During the post war years Speke Airport hosted an annual Air Display in aid of the Soldiers, Sailors, and Air Force Association, a charity for veterans.
- In 2007 construction of a multi-level car park and a budget Hampton by Hilton Hotel started.
- A master plan is in place to be completed by 2030 which plans for the airport to grow significantly.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The original terminal building dating from the late 1930s, famously seen on early television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans, was left derelict for over a decade after being replaced in 1986.
- Because of Liverpool John Lennon Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Liverpool John Lennon 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.