Nonstop flight route between Manassas, Virginia, United States and Peru, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), Manassas, Virginia, United States and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 478 miles (or 769 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 Manassas Regional Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Manassas Regional Airport (HEF):

• An airport for Manassas was proposed in 1930, when the mayor was Harry P.
• Because of Manassas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Manassas Regional 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 closest airport to Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HEF.
• Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Manassas Regional Airport", other names for HEF include "Harry P. Davis Field" and "HEF[1] or MNZ[2]".
• The furthest airport from Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,661 miles (18,767 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (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.
• 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.
• Strategic Air Command assumed operational control of Bunker Hill Air Force Base from Tactical Air Command on 1 September 1957.
• 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.
• After World War II, the base area reverted to farming use.
• In 2008, Grissom Air Reserve Base entered into a joint-use agreement and opened its runway to civilian operations.
• Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.