Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,258 miles (or 11,681 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 Gray Army Airfield and Cam Ranh International Airport, 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 Gray Army Airfield and Cam Ranh International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):

• 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 91st Observation Squadron and aircraft of the 3rd Balloon Squadron operated out of the Fort Lewis airfield.
• During the Vietnam War, GAAF not only trained helicopter units, but fixed-wing aircraft units as well.
• In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
• Reactivated following service in Vietnam, the 9th Infantry Division aviation units occupied GAAF in 1972.
• 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.
• GAAF units have served in Iraq with Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, returning from a 15 month deployment on April 17, 2004.
• Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, conducts high-altitude search-and-rescue operations.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In October 1921 Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” biplanes flew from the Naval Station at Sand Point to a grass airfield at what was then called "Camp Lewis", located at a site just west of today’s Gray AAF.

Facts about Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR):

• On May 19, 2004, after major reconstruction, the airport received its first commercial flight from Hanoi.
• In addition to being known as "Cam Ranh International Airport", another name for CXR is "Sân bay Quốc tế Cam Ranh".
• Cam Ranh International Airport handled 1,509,212 passengers last year.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 40 feet above mean sea level.
• Cam Ranh is the fourth busiest airport in Vietnam.
• The closest airport to Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) is Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) WSW of CXR.
• Because of Cam Ranh International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Cam Ranh 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.
• Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Cam Ranh Airport was built by the United States Army during the Vietnam War, and operated by the United States Air Force for military purposes as Cam Ranh Air Base.
• The furthest airport from Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) is Iberia Airport (IBP), which is nearly antipodal to Cam Ranh International Airport (meaning Cam Ranh International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iberia Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Iberia, Peru.