Nonstop flight route between Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Peru, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS), Peru, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,236 miles (or 3,599 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 relatively short distance between Arctic Bay Airport and Grissom Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Arctic Bay Airport (YAB):

• In addition to being known as "Arctic Bay Airport", other names for YAB include "CYAB" and "CJX7".
• The furthest airport from Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,763 miles (15,713 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Arctic Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Arctic Bay 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 Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) is Nanisivik Airport (YSR), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of YAB.

Facts about Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS):

• Until the retirement of the Space Shuttle on 21 July 2011, Grissom was listed as one of the emergency landing sites due to its 12,000 ft runway
• After World War II, the base area reverted to farming use.
• Despite this activity, the end of the Cold War led to a downsizing of the military.
• The closest airport to Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) is Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of GUS.
• The furthest airport from Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,184 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Air Force Reserve joined the Grissom personnel complement in the early 1970s with the activation of the 434th Special Operations Wing and their Cessna A-37 Dragonfly aircraft to the base on 15 January 1971.
• In addition to being known as "Grissom Air Reserve Base", another name for GUS is "Grissom ARS".
• Additionally, Grissom ARB is home to units from the U.S.
• On 1 February 1978, the Air Force renamed the 305th Air Refueling Wing as the 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy.