Nonstop flight route between Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland and Peru, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ), Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,424 miles (or 7,120 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 "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów 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 "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ):

• The closest airport to "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of SZZ.
• In addition to being known as ""Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport", another name for SZZ is "Port Lotniczy Szczecin–Goleniów im. NSZZ "Solidarność"".
• "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów 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.
• In July 2013 a 4km spur linking the airport to the mainline between Szczecin and Kołobrzeg opened, creating a direct rail link between the airport and the city of Szczecin.
• The furthest airport from "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,588 miles (18,649 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):

• The United States Navy established Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in 1942 and closed it after World War II ended.
• 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.
• 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.
• Grissom Air Reserve Base still hosts the 434th Air Refueling Wing of 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 to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
• Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.