Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,631 miles (or 2,625 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 Santa Lucía Air Force Base, 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: | NLU / MMSM |
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| Location: | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'24"N by 99°0'55"W |
| Area Served: | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLU |
| More Information: | NLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- In 2008, Grissom Air Reserve Base entered into a joint-use agreement and opened its runway to civilian operations.
- 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".
- The 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
- 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 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.
Facts about Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU):
- Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) is Cupul National Airport (TZM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of NLU.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Lucía Air Force Base", another name for NLU is "Base Aérea No. 1 Santa Lucía".
- The furthest airport from Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,291 miles (18,172 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
