Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Peru, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Bernardino International Airport (SBT), San Bernardino, California, United States and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,756 miles (or 2,826 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 San Bernardino International 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 San Bernardino International Airport (SBT):

• An audit completed June 2011 at the request of a grand jury investigation found examples of potential mismanagement and financial irregularities.
• In addition to being known as "San Bernardino International Airport", another name for SBT is "SBD".
• The airport and some of the surrounding areas are within the City of San Bernardino, and the Inland Valley Development Agency.
• San Bernardino International Airport is capable of accommodating the largest commercial airliners in service today.
• San Bernardino International Airport is a public airport located less than two miles southeast of the city center of San Bernardino, California, in San Bernardino County, California, USA.
• The closest airport to San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Norton Air Force Base (SBD), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SBT.
• The furthest airport from San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,447 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):

• The 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
• In June 1972, the 305th Air Refueling Squadron deployed elements to Korat Air Base, Thailand, as the 4104th Air Refueling Squadron.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) is Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of GUS.
• 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
• The United States Navy established Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in 1942 and closed it after World War II ended.
• 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.
• On 1 February 1978, the Air Force renamed the 305th Air Refueling Wing as the 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy.
• In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".