Nonstop flight route between Burbank, California, United States and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bob Hope Airport (BUR), Burbank, California, United States and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 919 miles (or 1,479 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 Bob Hope Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUR / KBUR |
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Location: | Burbank, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'2"N by 118°21'30"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles Area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 778 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUR |
More Information: | BUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCM / KTCM |
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Location: | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°8'16"N by 122°28'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military: Air Force Base |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCM |
More Information: | TCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Bob Hope Airport (BUR):
- The furthest airport from Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In 1967 Lockheed renamed the facility Hollywood-Burbank Airport.
- The airport is owned by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, controlled by the governments of those cities.
- Because of Bob Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 778 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Hope 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.
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR) has 2 runways.
- Lockheed officials declared that the airport would reopen the next day, and it did, using electronic equipment borrowed from LAX and set up in a nearby hangar.
- The land occupied by the old Lockheed buildings at the corners of Empire Avenue and Hollywood Way and Thornton Avenue, is now the site of a growing power center commercial development with chain restaurants and businesses.
- The closest airport to Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of BUR.
- In addition to being known as "Bob Hope Airport", another name for BUR is "(former Lockheed Air Terminal)".
- In the late 1960s Pacific Airlines Boeing 727-100s flew nonstop to Las Vegas.
Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):
- In 1940 McChord Field became the headquarters of the GHQ Air Force Northwest Air District, with a mission for the defense of the Pacific Northwest and Upper Great Plains regions of the United States.
- During the International Geophysical Year 1957–1958, and subsequently through 1962 the 62d TCW supported scientific stations in the Arctic Ocean by airlanding and airdropping supplies on the drifting ice.
- Because of McChord Field/McChord AFB's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at McChord Field/McChord AFB 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 McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) is Gray Army Airfield (GRF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SW of TCM.
- The McChord Air Museum features exhibits about McChord Field and a collection of restored military aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
- The furthest airport from McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,803 miles (17,386 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- McChord Field is a United States Air Force base in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
- Nearly all new heavy bomb groups organized after Pearl Harbor were organized and trained at Second Air Force Bases, by II Bomber Command operational training units then were deployed to combat commands around the world.
- McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.