Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,132 miles (or 9,868 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 Dr. Luis María Argaña 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 Dr. Luis María Argaña 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):

• The 91st Observation Squadron and aircraft of the 3rd Balloon Squadron operated out of the Fort Lewis airfield.
• The field is named in honor of Captain Lawrence C.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The 9th Cavalry Brigade in the 1980s developed air-assault strategies with their AH-1 Cobra helicopters based upon experiences learned in Vietnam.
• The Army Air Force closed its facilities in 1947.
• 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.
• Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, conducts high-altitude search-and-rescue operations.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG):

• Because of Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Dr. Luis María Argaña 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.
• The furthest airport from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (meaning Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport)), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport", another name for ESG is "Aeropuerto Dr. Luis María Argaña".
• The closest airport to Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) is Yacuiba Airport (BYC), which is located 194 miles (313 kilometers) W of ESG.