Nonstop flight route between St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU), St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,987 miles (or 6,417 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 V. C. Bird International 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 V. C. Bird International Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU):

• The furthest airport from V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to V. C. Bird International Airport (meaning V. C. Bird International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,652 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport originally was operated by the United States Army Air Forces.
• Because of V. C. Bird International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at V. C. Bird 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.
• The closest airport to V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of ANU.
• The VCBIA website contains things such as flight arrival and departing times, airport facilities, airport development and airline information.
• V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):

• McChord Field is a United States Air Force base in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
• McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
• With the departure of the 17th Bomb Group, the mission of McChord Field became supporting the Army Air Forces Training Command's mission of training of units, crews, and individuals for bombardment, fighter, and reconnaissance operations.
• Other wing components are the 62d Maintenance Group, 62d Mission Support Group and 62d Medical Squadron.
• In 1958, a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center, and Combat Center was established at McChord.
• 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 62d Airlift Wing is the host unit at McChord Field.
• 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)".
• On 6 October 1949, the 62nd received its first four-engine Douglas C-54 Skymaster transport.