Nonstop flight route between Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,314 miles (or 3,725 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 Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport and Gray Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TLC / MMTO |
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| Location: | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°20'12"N by 99°33'56"W |
| Area Served: | Toluca |
| Operator/Owner: | Administradora Mexiquense del Aeropuerto Internacional de Toluca (AMAIT) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8466 feet (2,580 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TLC |
| More Information: | TLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRF / KGRF |
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| Location: | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°4'45"N by 122°34'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRF |
| More Information: | GRF Maps & Info |
Facts about Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC):
- Toluca International Airport is famous for being easy to access.
- The closest airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) is Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ENE of TLC.
- Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was reduced from four terminals to two after all domestic operations were handled at the Domestic Terminal.
- Because of Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport's high elevation of 8,466 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport", another name for TLC is "Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Adolfo López Mateos".
- Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport is an international airport located at Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico.
- The furthest airport from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,325 miles (18,226 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- According to official statistics provided by Administradora Mexiquense del Aeropuerto Internacional de Toluca in 2012, the airport handled 972,414 passengers and 1,161,064 passengers in 2013.
Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):
- Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, conducts high-altitude search-and-rescue operations.
- 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 furthest airport from Gray Army Airfield (GRF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,809 miles (17,395 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- 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)".
- Reactivated following service in Vietnam, the 9th Infantry Division aviation units occupied GAAF in 1972.
- GAAF units have served in Iraq with Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, returning from a 15 month deployment on April 17, 2004.
- Gray Army Airfield, also known as Gray AAF, is a military airfield located within Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
- 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.
- During the Korean War, GAAF continued in the role as a training and division support field.
- Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
