Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,023 miles (or 11,302 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 Thunder Bay International 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 Thunder Bay International 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):

• The 19th Bombardment Wing was formed at North AFB in 1948 from the resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command.
• Andersen saw an end to its role in rotational duties when the B-47 was phased out and replaced by the B-52 Stratofortress.
• 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 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 Japanese managed to contain the marines on two beachheads, but their counter-attack failed.
• 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 Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT):

• During World War II, the Thunder Bay airport was home to No.
• Because of Thunder Bay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 654 feet, planes can take off or land at Thunder Bay International 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 furthest airport from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,833 miles (17,435 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) has 2 runways.
• Thunder Bay International Airport handled 761,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Thunder Bay International Airport", another name for YQT is "Thunder Bay Airport".
• The closest airport to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SW of YQT.