Nonstop flight route between Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT), Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,972 miles (or 11,221 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 Treinta y Tres Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB, 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 Treinta y Tres Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYT / SUTR |
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Location: | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°11'42"S by 54°20'49"W |
Area Served: | Treinta y Tres |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 337 feet (103 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from TYT |
More Information: | TYT 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 Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT):
- Because of Treinta y Tres Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Treinta y Tres 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 Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) is Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) N of TYT.
- The furthest airport from Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) is Jeju International Airport (CJU), which is nearly antipodal to Treinta y Tres Airport (meaning Treinta y Tres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeju International Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Jeju, South Korea.
- In addition to being known as "Treinta y Tres Airport", another name for TYT is "Aeropuerto de Treinta y Tres".
Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):
- Other wing components are the 62d Maintenance Group, 62d Mission Support Group and 62d Medical Squadron.
- The 62d Operations Group flies the C-17 Globemaster III transport from McChord Field.
- The 62nd Troop Carrier Wing was reassigned to the Military Air Transport Service Continental Division on 1 July 1957 as TAC realigned its transport units.
- McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
- Starting in mid-1943 the training of B-17 and B-24 replacement crews began to be phased out, as the Second Air Force began ramping up training of B-29 Superfortress Very Heavy bomb groups, destined for Twentieth Air Force.
- 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 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 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.