Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO), Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,717 miles (or 15,639 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Aioun el Atrouss Airport, 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Aioun el Atrouss Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):

• Andersen Air Force Base was established on 3 December 1944 and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
• The 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.
• The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
• In October 1949, the 19th Wing again became subordinated to the 20th Air Force and the remaining units in the Marianas and Bonin Islands were transferred to other organizations.
• The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
• After the war, B-29s from North Field dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners and participated in several show-of-force missions over Japan.
• At Andersen, the wing assumed responsibility for administering two active and one semi-active bases plus an assortment of communication, weather, radar, rescue and other facilities and units including the Marianas Air Material Area, a wing size unit.
• After the end of World War II, Guam served as a collection point for surplus war goods that had accumulated in the Pacific Theater.
• The frequent bombings resulted in a cease-fire in Vietnam, but the B-52s continued to fly missions over Cambodia and Laos until those were halted on 15 August 1973.

Facts about Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO):

• The furthest airport from Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Aioun el Atrouss Airport (meaning Aioun el Atrouss Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
• Because of Aioun el Atrouss Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at Aioun el Atrouss 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 Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) is Tamchakett Airport (THT), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) WNW of AEO.
• Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) currently has only 1 runway.