Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Krasnodar, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Krasnodar International Airport (KRR), Krasnodar, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,299 miles (or 10,137 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 Krasnodar 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 Krasnodar International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRR / URKK |
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Location: | Krasnodar, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°2'4"N by 39°10'14"E |
Area Served: | Krasnodar |
Operator/Owner: | JSC Krasnodar International Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRR |
More Information: | KRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- With hostilities in Korea at a standstill, the 19th Bomb Wing headquarters relocated to Kadena Air Base, Japan in 1953, and was replaced by the 6319th Air Base Wing of the Far East Air Forces.
- 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 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.
- The base returned to routine operations by the late 1970s, but continued to serve as one of SAC's strategic locations.
- Andersen is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the US Air Force.
- The Strategic Air Command continued its 90-day unit rotational training program, and began to take over control over the base from the FEAF.
Facts about Krasnodar International Airport (KRR):
- The furthest airport from Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,884 miles (17,515 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) is Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of KRR.
- Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Krasnodar International Airport", another name for KRR is "Международный аэропорт Краснодар".
- Because of Krasnodar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Krasnodar 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.