Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Montería, Córdoba, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Los Garzones Airport (MTR), Montería, Córdoba, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,242 miles (or 14,873 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 Los Garzones 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 Los Garzones 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):

• Flying out of Guam, S/Sgt Henry E Erwin of the 29th Bombardment Group was awarded the Medal of Honor for action that saved his B-29 during a mission over Koriyama, Japan, on 12 April 1945.
• 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.
• 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 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.
• The Japanese managed to contain the marines on two beachheads, but their counter-attack failed.
• Andersen is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the US Air Force.
• 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.

Facts about Los Garzones Airport (MTR):

• Los Garzones Airport (MTR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Los Garzones Airport (MTR) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Los Garzones Airport (meaning Los Garzones Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,284 miles (19,769 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Because of Los Garzones Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Garzones 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 Los Garzones Airport (MTR) is Las Brujas Airport (CZU), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NE of MTR.