Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(47°8'16"N by 122°28'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°10'13"S by 54°57'10"W)
Distance from TCM to MBK:
5,716.10 miles (9,199.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,716 miles (or 9,199 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 Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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 Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | MBK / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'13"S by 54°57'10"W |
| Area Served: | Matupá |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 928 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBK |
| More Information: | MBK Maps & Info |
Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):
- 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.
- McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
- In 1917, the citizens of Pierce County, Washington approved a bond measure for $2,000,000 to buy 70,000 acres of land to be donated to the Federal Government for use as a military reservation.
- 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.
- McChord also had large maintenance facilities for Air Technical Service Command during the war, serving served as a P-39 Aircobra modification center April 1944 – May 1945 for lend-lease aircraft being sent to Russia via the Alaska Territory.
- McChord Field is a United States Air Force base in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
- In 1980, following the eruption of Mount St.
- 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)".
Facts about Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK):
- The furthest airport from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Surigao Airport (SUG), which is nearly antipodal to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (meaning Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Surigao Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
- Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) WNW of MBK.
- In addition to being known as "Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport", other names for MBK include "Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas" and "SWXM".
- Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport is the airport serving Matupá, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.37 miles (10.24 km) SW | Gray Army Airfield (GRF) | Tacoma, Washington, United States |     |
| 2 | 10.19 miles (16.40 km) NNW | Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 22.88 miles (36.81 km) NNE | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 23.19 miles (37.32 km) WSW | Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) | Olympia, Washington, United States | |
| 5 | 27.41 miles (44.12 km) NNE | Renton Municipal Airport (RNT) | Renton, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 27.85 miles (44.82 km) NNW | Bremerton National Airport (PWT) | Bremerton, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 28.30 miles (45.55 km) NNE | King County International Airport (BFI) | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 32.20 miles (51.82 km) WNW | Sanderson Field (SHN) | Shelton, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 34.54 miles (55.59 km) N | Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (LKE) | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 43.82 miles (70.52 km) NNE | Kenmore Air (KEH) | Kenmore, Washington, United States | |
| 11 | 48.23 miles (77.63 km) SSW | South Lewis County Airport (TDO) | Toledo, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 53.86 miles (86.68 km) N | Paine Field (PAE) | Everett, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 61.13 miles (98.38 km) E | Easton State Airport (ESW) | Easton, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 65.18 miles (104.90 km) NNW | Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) | Port Townsend, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 69.70 miles (112.17 km) W | Bowerman Airport (HQM) | Hoquiam, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,803.37 miles (17,386.30 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,734.45 miles (17,275.37 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,649.22 miles (17,138.22 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,619.76 miles (17,090.81 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,610.21 miles (17,075.44 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,605.82 miles (17,068.37 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,591.45 miles (17,045.24 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 10,587.54 miles (17,038.95 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,578.77 miles (17,024.83 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,573.50 miles (17,016.35 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,572.85 miles (17,015.31 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,572.07 miles (17,014.05 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,568.44 miles (17,008.21 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,551.61 miles (16,981.12 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,549.62 miles (16,977.93 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.16 miles (130.61 km) WNW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 191.75 miles (308.60 km) WSW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 240.65 miles (387.29 km) W | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 268.67 miles (432.39 km) WSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 301.72 miles (485.57 km) W | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 386.65 miles (622.24 km) SSW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 389.57 miles (626.95 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 401.05 miles (645.42 km) ENE | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 405.29 miles (652.25 km) ENE | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 409.44 miles (658.93 km) ESE | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 11 | 415.84 miles (669.22 km) N | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 429.35 miles (690.96 km) SSE | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 439.47 miles (707.26 km) NE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 448.49 miles (721.78 km) E | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 15 | 470.80 miles (757.67 km) W | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.83 miles (19,949.10 km) NW | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,369.36 miles (19,906.50 km) NNE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,367.60 miles (19,903.67 km) WNW | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,367.40 miles (19,903.35 km) NNE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) E | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,363.74 miles (19,897.46 km) N | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,348.33 miles (19,872.66 km) ENE | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,347.61 miles (19,871.51 km) NNW | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,328.99 miles (19,841.54 km) NW | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,321.90 miles (19,830.12 km) NNE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,304.56 miles (19,802.21 km) ENE | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,301.01 miles (19,796.51 km) NNE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,292.53 miles (19,782.86 km) ENE | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,284.86 miles (19,770.52 km) NNE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,277.48 miles (19,758.64 km) NE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |