Nonstop flight route between Kingman, Arizona, United States and Peru, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,552 miles (or 2,497 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 Kingman Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IGM / KIGM |
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| Location: | Kingman, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'33"N by 113°56'17"W |
| Area Served: | Kingman, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kingman |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3449 feet (1,051 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IGM |
| More Information: | IGM 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 Kingman Airport (IGM):
- Between 1945 and June 1947, the RFC, War Assets Corporation and the War Assets Administration processed approximately 61,600 World War II aircraft, of which 34,700 were sold for flyable purposes and 26,900, primarily combat types, were sold for scrapping.
- In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
- General sales were conducted from these centers.
- The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The tens of thousands of warbirds that had survived the enemy fighter planes and fierce anti-aircraft fire ended up at Albuquerque, Altus, Kingman, Ontario, Walnut Ridge and Clinton.
- The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
- Kingman Airport covers an area of 4,200 acres at an elevation of 3,449 feet above mean sea level.
- Estimates of the number of excess surplus airplanes ran as high as 150,000.
- Kingman Army Airfield was established as a training base for Army Air Force aerial gunners.
- On April 22, 1944, the Kingman Army Air Field was consolidated and the host unit was redesignated as the 3018th Army Air Force Base Unit.
- Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):
- 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 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 June 1972, the 305th Air Refueling Squadron deployed elements to Korat Air Base, Thailand, as the 4104th Air Refueling Squadron.
- Because of this inactivation, the Air Force reassigned Grissom Air Reserve Base in 1997 to the Air Force Reserve Command.
- The Air Force activated Bunker Hill Air Force Base on 18 August 1955, with Tactical Air Command activating the 323d Fighter-Bomber Wing, and the 323d Air Base Group coming under TAC's Ninth Air Force.
- 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 support to units involved in the United States invasion of Panama in December 1989.
