Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Shreveport, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,424 miles (or 11,947 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 Shreveport Downtown 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 Shreveport Downtown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTN / KDTN |
Airport Name: | Shreveport Downtown Airport |
Location: | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°32'25"N by 93°44'42"W |
Area Served: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Shreveport Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 179 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DTN |
More Information: | DTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- After the end of World War II, Guam served as a collection point for surplus war goods that had accumulated in the Pacific Theater.
- Guam was considered as being ideal to establish air bases to launch B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Strategic Air Command continued its 90-day unit rotational training program, and began to take over control over the base from the FEAF.
- 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 Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN):
- The closest airport to Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN) is Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of DTN.
- The furthest airport from Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,879 miles (17,508 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Shreveport Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 179 feet, planes can take off or land at Shreveport Downtown 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.
- Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN) has 2 runways.