Nonstop flight route between Mora, Sweden and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX), Mora, Sweden and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,598 miles (or 7,399 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 Mora–Siljan Airport and Gray Army Airfield, 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 Mora–Siljan Airport and Gray Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXX / ESKM |
Airport Name: | Mora–Siljan Airport |
Location: | Mora, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°57'30"N by 14°30'39"E |
Operator/Owner: | AB Dalaflyget |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 634 feet (193 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXX |
More Information: | MXX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRF / KGRF |
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Location: | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°4'45"N by 122°34'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRF |
More Information: | GRF Maps & Info |
Facts about Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX):
- The furthest airport from Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,169 miles (17,974 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) is Borlänge Airport (BLE), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of MXX.
- Because of Mora–Siljan Airport's relatively low elevation of 634 feet, planes can take off or land at Mora–Siljan 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.
- Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):
- Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Camp Lewis advocates pushed for it to be a major dirigible and fixed-wing field.
- The 1938 construction included two paved runways, a boiler plant, headquarters building, metal balloon hangar, six-plane hangar, corrugated-iron hangar, storehouse, flight-surgeon office, and film-storage building.
- The field is named in honor of Captain Lawrence C.
- In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
- The closest airport to Gray Army Airfield (GRF) is McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NE of GRF.
- The furthest airport from Gray Army Airfield (GRF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,809 miles (17,395 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Gray Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Gray Army Airfield 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.
- In October 1921 Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” biplanes flew from the Naval Station at Sand Point to a grass airfield at what was then called "Camp Lewis", located at a site just west of today’s Gray AAF.
- During the Korean War, GAAF continued in the role as a training and division support field.
- Reactivated following service in Vietnam, the 9th Infantry Division aviation units occupied GAAF in 1972.