Nonstop flight route between Peru, Indiana, United States and Vermilion, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States and Vermilion Airport (YVG), Vermilion, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,414 miles (or 2,276 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 Vermilion 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: | YVG / CYVG |
| Airport Name: | Vermilion Airport |
| Location: | Vermilion, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'24"N by 110°49'28"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Vermilion |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2020 feet (616 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YVG |
| More Information: | YVG Maps & Info |
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- 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.
- Other organizations located at Grissom ARB include the Civil Air Patrol, Air Force Reserve Command Regional Supply Distribution Center, U.S.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- 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 closest airport to Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) is Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of GUS.
- With the retirement of the B-58 in 1970, the Air Force redesignated the 305th Bombardment Wing, Medium, as the 305th Air Refueling Wing on 1 January 1970.
- The 305th Air Refueling Wing phased out operations and ended its presence on base on 30 September 1994, when the Air Force inactivated it.
- Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.
Facts about Vermilion Airport (YVG):
- Vermilion Airport (YVG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Vermilion Airport (YVG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,221 miles (16,449 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Vermilion Airport (YVG) is Wainwright Aerodrome (YWV), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) N of YVG.
