Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Saint-Brieuc, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), Saint-Brieuc, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,928 miles (or 6,322 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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: | SBK / LFRT |
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| Location: | Saint-Brieuc, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'15"N by 2°51'24"W |
| Area Served: | Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Côtes d'Armor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 452 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBK |
| More Information: | SBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- The United States Navy established Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in 1942 and closed it after World War II ended.
- 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.
- Because of this inactivation, the Air Force reassigned Grissom Air Reserve Base in 1997 to the Air Force Reserve Command.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1975, the Air Force inactivated the 3d Post Attack Command and Control System of the 305th Air Refueling Wing and transferred specialized Boeing EC-135s to the 70th Air Refueling Squadron of the 305th Air Refueling Wing.
Facts about Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK):
- Because of Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport's relatively low elevation of 452 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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.
- The airport is currently not served by any airlines.
- The closest airport to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of SBK.
- Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (meaning Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,416 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport", another name for SBK is "Aéroport de Saint-Brieuc - Armor".
