Nonstop flight route between Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,067 miles (or 3,327 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 relatively short distance between Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR):

• The furthest airport from Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,696 miles (18,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport", another name for PVR is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Vallarta Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz".
• Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) is Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NNE of PVR.
• Because of Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 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.

Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):

• 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 1975, TAC divested itself of its C-130 Hercules tactical airlift fleet, transferring all tactical airlift wings, groups and squadrons to MAC.
• In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
• Nearly all new heavy bomb groups organized after Pearl Harbor were organized and trained at Second Air Force Bases, by II Bomber Command operational training units then were deployed to combat commands around the world.
• McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
• The 62d Operations Group flies the C-17 Globemaster III transport from McChord Field.
• 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.
• In 1958, a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center, and Combat Center was established at McChord.
• The McChord Air Museum features exhibits about McChord Field and a collection of restored military aircraft.