Nonstop flight route between Dothan, Alabama, United States and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Dothan, Alabama, United States and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,234 miles (or 3,595 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 Dothan Regional Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Dothan Regional Airport (DHN):

• The furthest airport from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,230 miles (18,072 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) has 2 runways.
• In the early 1960s a complete overhaul of the facility commenced with the old AAF airfield layout being largely dug up and turned into hardcore for new jet runways, buildings and other facilities built for a civilian airport.
• It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.
• Because of Dothan Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 401 feet, planes can take off or land at Dothan Regional 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 Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of DHN.
• In addition to being known as "Dothan Regional Airport", another name for DHN is "(former Napier Army Airfield)".
• On August 31, 1991 a Boeing 707 operated by Lloyd Aereo Boliviana was damaged beyond repair in a hangar fire.
• In 1941 the United States Army Air Corps constructed Napier Field, named in honor of Major Edward L.

Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):

• In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
• In 1947 Tactical Air Command moved the 62d Troop Carrier Group to McChord Field from Bergstrom Field, Texas.
• Nearly all new heavy bomb groups organized after Pearl Harbor were organized and trained at Second Air Force Bases, by II Bomber Command operational training units then were deployed to combat commands around the world.
• The McChord Air Museum features exhibits about McChord Field and a collection of restored military aircraft.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• The 325th Fighter Group operated two squadrons of F-82F Twin Mustangs from McChord between 1948 and 1950, the first postwar fighter optimized for the air defense interceptor mission.
• McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.