Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and San Luis, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), San Luis, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,557 miles (or 10,552 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 Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda 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 Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda 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: | LUQ / SAOU |
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| Location: | San Luis, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°16'29"S by 66°21'3"W |
| Area Served: | San Luis |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
| Elevation: | 2328 feet (710 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUQ |
| More Information: | LUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):
- Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 field is named in honor of Captain Lawrence C.
- The 9th Cavalry Brigade in the 1980s developed air-assault strategies with their AH-1 Cobra helicopters based upon experiences learned in Vietnam.
- In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
- The 1938 construction included two paved runways, a boiler plant, headquarters building, metal balloon hangar, six-plane hangar, corrugated-iron hangar, storehouse, flight-surgeon office, and film-storage building.
- Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, conducts high-altitude search-and-rescue operations.
- The Air Transport Command.
- 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.
Facts about Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ):
- The furthest airport from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (meaning Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanyang Jiangying Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Nanyang, Henan, China.
- The closest airport to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Villa Dolores Airport (VDR), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of LUQ.
- In addition to being known as "Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport", another name for LUQ is "Aeropuerto de San Luis - Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda".
- Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
