Nonstop flight route between Tezpur, Assam, India and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tezpur Airport (TEZ), Tezpur, Assam, India and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,882 miles (or 11,076 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 Tezpur 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 Tezpur 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 Tezpur Airport (TEZ):

• In addition to being known as "Tezpur Airport", other names for TEZ include "Tezpur Air Force Station" and "तेजपुर सैनिक हवाईअड्डा".
• The closest airport to Tezpur Airport (TEZ) is Dimapur Airport (DMU), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SE of TEZ.
• The first aircraft that flew at this base were Vampires and Toofani 101 reconnaissance squadron.
• Tezpur Airport is located in Tezpur in the state of Assam, India.
• Tezpur Airport (TEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tezpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Tezpur 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 furthest airport from Tezpur Airport (TEZ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,439 miles (18,409 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.

Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):

• 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 1938 construction included two paved runways, a boiler plant, headquarters building, metal balloon hangar, six-plane hangar, corrugated-iron hangar, storehouse, flight-surgeon office, and film-storage building.
• In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
• Used to support Fort Lewis, Army helicopters assisted with medical evacuations at Mount Rainier National Park on numerous occasions in the 1970s.
• The Washington National Guard 66th Aviation Brigade trains at Grey AAF and provides transportation support for fighting wildfires.
• During the Vietnam War, GAAF not only trained helicopter units, but fixed-wing aircraft units as well.
• 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.
• Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, conducts high-altitude search-and-rescue operations.
• World War II cantonment construction involved the demolition of some of the pre-1941 buildings.
• Gray Army Airfield resides at elevation of 300 feet above mean sea level.
• 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.
• The 91st Observation Squadron and aircraft of the 3rd Balloon Squadron operated out of the Fort Lewis airfield.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.