Nonstop flight route between Lviv, Ukraine and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO), Lviv, Ukraine and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,450 miles (or 8,771 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 Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport and Gray Army Airfield, 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 Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport and Gray Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO):

• In addition to being known as "Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport", other names for LWO include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Львів» імені Данила Галицького" and "LWO[1]".
• The closest airport to Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) is Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSE of LWO.
• Lviv airport's new terminal building has an area of 34,000m² with a capacity of handling 1,000 passengers an hour.
• The furthest airport from Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,390 miles (18,331 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

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.
• In 1926, the War Department observing aviation expansion overseas requested additional aviation funding.
• 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.
• 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 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)".
• During the Vietnam War, GAAF not only trained helicopter units, but fixed-wing aircraft units as well.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Air Transport Command.
• The Washington National Guard 66th Aviation Brigade trains at Grey AAF and provides transportation support for fighting wildfires.