Nonstop flight route between Chlef, Algeria and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chlef International Airport (CFK), Chlef, Algeria and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,718 miles (or 9,202 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 Chlef International 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 Chlef International Airport and Gray Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chlef International Airport (CFK):

• Chlef International Airport (CFK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Relizane Airport (QZN), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) SW of CFK.
• The furthest airport from Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Chlef International Airport (meaning Chlef International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Because of Chlef International Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Chlef 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.
• In addition to being known as "Chlef International Airport", other names for CFK include "Abou Bakr Belkaid Airport (Ech Chief)" and "Aéroport International de Chlef".

Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):

• 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.
• 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.
• World War II cantonment construction involved the demolition of some of the pre-1941 buildings.
• The Air Transport Command.
• August 1984 saw GAAF become one of few test centers for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.
• 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.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Washington National Guard 66th Aviation Brigade trains at Grey AAF and provides transportation support for fighting wildfires.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".