Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States and CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 800 miles (or 1,287 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 McChord Field/McChord AFB and CFB Moose Jaw, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMJ / CYMJ |
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Location: | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'49"N by 105°33'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1892 feet (577 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMJ |
More Information: | YMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):
- On 1 August 1946, McChord was assigned to the new Air Defense Command, with a mission of air defense of the United States.
- McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
- During 1952 and 1953, the 62nd airlifted troops, blood plasma, aircraft parts, ammunition, medical supplies, and much more, to the Far East, in support of the war in Korea.
- In 1958, a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center, and Combat Center was established at McChord.
- 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.
- On 28 February 1938 the airfield was officially transferred to the United States Government.
- McChord also had large maintenance facilities for Air Technical Service Command during the war, serving served as a P-39 Aircobra modification center April 1944 – May 1945 for lend-lease aircraft being sent to Russia via the Alaska Territory.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
- 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.
- In 1917, the citizens of Pierce County, Washington approved a bond measure for $2,000,000 to buy 70,000 acres of land to be donated to the Federal Government for use as a military reservation.
Facts about CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ):
- A civilian flying club aerodrome was established on the site south-southwest of Moose Jaw in 1928 by the Moose Jaw Flying Club.
- The declaration of World War II saw the Moose Jaw Flying Club initially contracted to provide pilot training for the Royal Canadian Air Force, however this was soon replaced by the far larger British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which saw the Government of Canada acquire the aerodrome and completely reconstruct it into RCAF Station Moose Jaw in 1940 with the new aerodrome opening in 1941.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Moose Jaw", another name for YMJ is "Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport".
- Rising Cold War tensions saw the aerodrome reactivated by the RCAF in 1953 as the site of military pilot training.
- CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Regina International Airport (YQR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of YMJ.
- The furthest airport from CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.