Nonstop flight route between Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,647 miles (or 5,869 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 Verkhnevilyuysk Airport and Andersen Air Force Base, 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 Verkhnevilyuysk Airport and Andersen Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VHV / |
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Location: | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°27'33"N by 120°16'35"E |
Area Served: | Verkhnevilyuysk, Verkhnevilyuysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VHV |
More Information: | VHV Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV):
- Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) is Vilyuisk Airport (VYI), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of VHV.
- In addition to being known as "Verkhnevilyuysk Airport", another name for VHV is "Аэропорт Верхневилюйск".
- The furthest airport from Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (meaning Verkhnevilyuysk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- Andersen AFB was established in 1944 as North Field and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
- 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.
- However, the FEAF Bomber Command was inactivated in 1954 and its three B-29 wings returned stateside and replaced with B-47s.
- Andersen Air Force Base was established on 3 December 1944 and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
- 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 base returned to routine operations by the late 1970s, but continued to serve as one of SAC's strategic locations.
- 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.