Nonstop flight route between Kaili, Guizhou, China and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH), Kaili, Guizhou, China and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,430 miles (or 10,348 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 Kaili Huangping 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 Kaili Huangping 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 Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH):

• The furthest airport from Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Kaili Huangping Airport (meaning Kaili Huangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Kaili Huangping Airport", other names for KJH include "凯里黄平机场", "Kǎilǐ Huángpíng Jīchǎng" and "ZUKJ".
• The closest airport to Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) is Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NW of KJH.

Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):

• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
• In 1947 Tactical Air Command moved the 62d Troop Carrier Group to McChord Field from Bergstrom Field, Texas.
• The 62d Airlift Wing is the host unit at McChord Field.
• 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.
• McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
• 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.