Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Sylhet, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States and MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL), Sylhet, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,016 miles (or 11,291 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 MAG Osmani 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 MAG Osmani 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 Washington National Guard 66th Aviation Brigade trains at Grey AAF and provides transportation support for fighting wildfires.
• During the Korean War, GAAF continued in the role as a training and division support field.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
• 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 Fort Lewis airfield housed observation planes.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• August 1984 saw GAAF become one of few test centers for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.

Facts about MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL):

• Work started in 2006 to upgrade the terminal facilities to enable handling of international flights.
• Additional expansion of the runway and improvements to the runway lighting and airport facilities were commenced in 2004 to enable wide-bodied aircraft to safely land and takeoff from the airport.
• Because of MAG Osmani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at MAG Osmani 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.
• Osmani International Airport was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, partly to check Japanese aggression from Burma.
• MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "MAG Osmani International Airport", other names for ZYL include "ওসমানী আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Osmani Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
• The furthest airport from MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,345 miles (18,258 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• The closest airport to MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of ZYL.