Nonstop flight route between Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Tacoma, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ruben Berta International Airport (URG), Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,691 miles (or 10,768 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 Ruben Berta International 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 Ruben Berta International 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 Ruben Berta International Airport (URG):

• Ruben Berta International Airport handled 3,122 passengers last year.
• The airport is located 9 km from downtown Uruguaiana.
• The airport was inaugurated in 1945 and the terminal building in 1968.
• The closest airport to Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) is Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of URG.
• In addition to being known as "Ruben Berta International Airport", another name for URG is "Aeroporto Internacional Ruben Berta".
• Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) has 2 runways.
• Because of Ruben Berta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruben Berta International 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 Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Ruben Berta International Airport (meaning Ruben Berta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.

Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):

• 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.
• Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The field is named in honor of Captain Lawrence C.
• Another innovative aircraft came to GAAF in the fall of 2000.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Fort Lewis airfield housed observation planes.
• 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.
• After the Korean War, the 2d Aviation Company, of the 2d Infantry Division, which had been the first helicopter unit in Korea, returned to Fort Lewis with observation/spotter aircraft L-19 Bird Dogs, and L-20 Beavers, as well as H-23 Raven helicopters.