Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Jamnagar, Gujurat, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Jamnagar Airport (JGA), Jamnagar, Gujurat, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,914 miles (or 7,908 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 Jamnagar 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 Jamnagar 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):

• With the start of Operation Arc Light in June 1965, B-52s and KC-135s began regular bombing missions over Vietnam, and continued in that capacity until 1973, with a break between August 1970 and early 1972.
• Andersen AFB was established in 1944 as North Field and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
• The 19th Bombardment Wing was formed at North AFB in 1948 from the resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command.
• 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.
• The Japanese managed to contain the marines on two beachheads, but their counter-attack failed.
• 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 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.

Facts about Jamnagar Airport (JGA):

• In 2012, the government announced plans for the expansion of the terminal along with several other airports of the state.
• In addition to being known as "Jamnagar Airport", another name for JGA is "જામનગર વિમાનમથક".
• Jamnagar Airport (JGA) has 2 runways.
• On August 30, 2012, at around 12:30 pm IST two Mi-17 helicopters of the IAF collided with each other while carrying out formation flying and firing exercise.
• According to a survey conducted by GIDB, traffic at Jamnagar airport grew at 15% between 2003 and 2008.
• The closest airport to Jamnagar Airport (JGA) is Kandla Airport (IXY), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of JGA.
• The furthest airport from Jamnagar Airport (JGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jamnagar Airport (meaning Jamnagar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,110 miles (19,489 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The airport is connected to the city by a four lane highway and is about 8 kilometers from the city.
• Because of Jamnagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Jamnagar 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.