Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Jolly Grant Airport. (DED), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,944 miles (or 11,175 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 Jolly Grant 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 Jolly Grant Airport.. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DED / VIDN |
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Location: | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°11'22"N by 78°10'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1831 feet (558 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DED |
More Information: | DED Maps & Info |
Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):
- The Washington National Guard 66th Aviation Brigade trains at Grey AAF and provides transportation support for fighting wildfires.
- 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 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.
- The Fort Lewis airfield housed observation planes.
- 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.
- August 1984 saw GAAF become one of few test centers for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.
- During the Korean War, GAAF continued in the role as a training and division support field.
- Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
- With World War II, Gray Army Airfield received 1.7 million dollars for new hangars and improved facilities.
Facts about Jolly Grant Airport. (DED):
- During the 2013 Uttarakhand floods, the airport was a major center of operations for rescuing pilgrims from Kedarnath and the surrounding pilgrimage sites.
- The closest airport to Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) WNW of DED.
- In addition to being known as "Jolly Grant Airport.", other names for DED include "Dehradun Airport.", "जॉली ग्रांट हवाई अड्डे" and "देहरादून हवाई अड्डे.".
- Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.