Nonstop flight route between Ísafjörður, Iceland and Peru, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ), Ísafjörður, Iceland and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,949 miles (or 4,747 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 Ísafjörður Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base, 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 Ísafjörður Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IFJ / BIIS |
Airport Name: | Ísafjörður Airport |
Location: | Ísafjörður, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°3'29"N by 23°8'7"W |
Area Served: | Ísafjörður, Iceland |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IFJ |
More Information: | IFJ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ):
- Because of Ísafjörður Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Ísafjörður 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 Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) is Bíldudalur Airport (BIU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of IFJ.
- Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,050 miles (17,784 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
- Until the retirement of the Space Shuttle on 21 July 2011, Grissom was listed as one of the emergency landing sites due to its 12,000 ft runway
- Grissom Air Reserve Base is located in North Central Indiana and is home to the largest KC-135R Stratotanker wing in the Air Force Reserve Command.
- 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.
- In addition, Air Defense Command activated the 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at the new base, reporting to the 4706th Air Defense Wing at K.
- 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.
- 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 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.