Nonstop flight route between Washington, D.C., United States and SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), Washington, D.C., United States and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,324 miles (or 3,740 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 Bolling Air Force Base and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOF / KBOF |
| Airport Name: | Bolling Air Force Base |
| Location: | Washington, D.C., United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'34"N by 77°0'57"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOF |
| More Information: | BOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEA / KSEA |
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| Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'56"N by 122°18'33"W |
| Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
| More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Bolling Air Force Base (BOF):
- The closest airport to Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of BOF.
- In the late 1940s, Bolling Field’s property became Naval Air Station Anacostia and a new Air Force base, named Bolling Air Force Base, was constructed just to the south on 24 June 1948.
- Although fixed-wing aircraft operations ceased, the installations continued their important service to the country and the world, serving in many capacities, including service with the Military Airlift Command.
- The furthest airport from Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):
- The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- The April 1957 OAG shows 216 departures a week on United, 80 Northwest, 35 Western, 21 Trans-Canada, 20 Pan Am, 20 Pacific Northern, and 10 Alaska.
- The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
- Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- Starting in the late 1980s, the Port of Seattle and a council representing local county governments considered the future of air traffic in the region and predicted that airport could reach capacity by 2000.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
- Seattle's Central Link light-rail line serves the airport at the SeaTac/Airport Station, which opened on December 19, 2009.
- The top five carriers at the airport in number of passengers carried in 2012 were Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines.
- A recurring problem at the airport is misidentification of the westernmost taxiway, Taxiway Tango, as a runway.
