Nonstop flight route between Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juruena Airport (JRN), Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,573 miles (or 8,968 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 Juruena Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB, 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 Juruena Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Juruena Airport (JRN):

• In addition to being known as "Juruena Airport", another name for JRN is "Aeroporto de Juruena".
• Juruena Airport (JRN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Juruena Airport (JRN) is Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Juruena Airport (meaning Juruena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Evelio Javier Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines.
• Because of Juruena Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Juruena 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 closest airport to Juruena Airport (JRN) is Aripuanã Airport (AIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) W of JRN.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• The airport is located 6 km from downtown Juruena.

Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):

• The 62nd Troop Carrier Wing was reassigned to the Military Air Transport Service Continental Division on 1 July 1957 as TAC realigned its transport units.
• The furthest airport from McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,803 miles (17,386 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of McChord Field/McChord AFB's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at McChord Field/McChord AFB 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 McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) is Gray Army Airfield (GRF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SW of TCM.
• McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
• In 1917, the citizens of Pierce County, Washington approved a bond measure for $2,000,000 to buy 70,000 acres of land to be donated to the Federal Government for use as a military reservation.
• In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
• With the departure of the 17th Bomb Group, the mission of McChord Field became supporting the Army Air Forces Training Command's mission of training of units, crews, and individuals for bombardment, fighter, and reconnaissance operations.
• On 28 February 1938 the airfield was officially transferred to the United States Government.
• Other wing components are the 62d Maintenance Group, 62d Mission Support Group and 62d Medical Squadron.