Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Quzhou, Zhejiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Quzhou Airport (JUZ), Quzhou, Zhejiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,942 miles (or 9,562 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 McChord Field/McChord AFB and Quzhou Airport, 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 McChord Field/McChord AFB and Quzhou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCM / KTCM |
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Location: | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°8'16"N by 122°28'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military: Air Force Base |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCM |
More Information: | TCM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JUZ / ZSJU |
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Location: | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°57'56"N by 118°53'57"E |
Area Served: | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from JUZ |
More Information: | JUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".
- The McChord Air Museum features exhibits about McChord Field and a collection of restored military aircraft.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- McChord Field is a United States Air Force base in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
- The ADC radar site was deactivated 1 April 1960 and repositioned to Fort Lawton AFS where the Air Force consolidated its anti-aircraft radars with the United States Army Seattle Defense Area Army Air-Defense Command Post S-90DC for Nike missile 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.
Facts about Quzhou Airport (JUZ):
- In addition to being known as "Quzhou Airport", other names for JUZ include "衢州机场" and "Qúzhōu Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Quzhou Airport (JUZ) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Quzhou Airport (meaning Quzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Quzhou Airport (JUZ) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) ENE of JUZ.