Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Greenwood, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,930 miles (or 3,106 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 McChord Field/McChord AFB and Greenwood-Leflore Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):

• The 62d Operations Group flies the C-17 Globemaster III transport from McChord Field.
• In 1947 Tactical Air Command moved the 62d Troop Carrier Group to McChord Field from Bergstrom Field, Texas.
• SeADS was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and the SAGE headquarters combat center came under the 25th Air Division.
• The McChord Air Museum features exhibits about McChord Field and a collection of restored military aircraft.
• McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
• 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.
• Following the end of the war in Europe, McChord redeployed thousands of troops arriving from the European theater to the Pacific as part of Air Transport Command.
• 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.
• Starting in mid-1943 the training of B-17 and B-24 replacement crews began to be phased out, as the Second Air Force began ramping up training of B-29 Superfortress Very Heavy bomb groups, destined for Twentieth Air Force.
• 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.

Facts about Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):

• As originally constructed the base had four 5,000-by-150-foot runways and a 50-acre concrete parking apron.
• Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore 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.
• Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
• For the next 21 years, the base was abandoned and most of the wartime buildings disappeared.
• Greenwood-Leflore Airport covers an area of 816 acres at an elevation of 155 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
• 27 July 1944 aerial view of tornado damage at GAAF
• The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.