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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Guemar Airport (ELU), El Oued, Algeria and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,043 miles (or 9,726 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 Guemar 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 Guemar 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 Guemar Airport (ELU):

• The closest airport to Guemar Airport (ELU) is Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) NNW of ELU.
• Because of Guemar Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Guemar 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.
• Guemar Airport (ELU) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Guemar Airport", other names for ELU include "Guemar Airport (El Oued)" and "Aéroport d'El Oued - Guemar".
• The furthest airport from Guemar Airport (ELU) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,830 miles (19,039 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.

Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):

• 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.
• 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.
• World War II cantonment construction involved the demolition of some of the pre-1941 buildings.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1926, the War Department observing aviation expansion overseas requested additional aviation funding.
• With World War II, Gray Army Airfield received 1.7 million dollars for new hangars and improved facilities.
• In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
• 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.
• Camp Lewis advocates pushed for it to be a major dirigible and fixed-wing field.
• August 1984 saw GAAF become one of few test centers for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.