Nonstop flight route between Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ebon Airport (EBO), Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,989 miles (or 8,028 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 Ebon 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 Ebon Airport and Gray Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBO / |
Airport Name: | Ebon Airport |
Location: | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°35'56"N by 168°45'11"E |
Area Served: | Ebon, Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands |
View all routes: | Routes from EBO |
More Information: | EBO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRF / KGRF |
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Location: | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°4'45"N by 122°34'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRF |
More Information: | GRF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ebon Airport (EBO):
- The closest airport to Ebon Airport (EBO) is Kili Airport (KIO), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NNE of EBO.
- The furthest airport from Ebon Airport (EBO) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ebon Airport (meaning Ebon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):
- Camp Lewis advocates pushed for it to be a major dirigible and fixed-wing field.
- Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- August 1984 saw GAAF become one of few test centers for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Army Air Force closed its facilities in 1947.
- In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
- 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.