Nonstop flight route between Round Lake, Ontario, Canada and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ), Round Lake, Ontario, Canada and Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,433 miles (or 2,307 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 Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) 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: | ZRJ / CZRJ |
| Airport Name: | Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport |
| Location: | Round Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'36"N by 91°18'45"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 974 feet (297 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZRJ |
| More Information: | ZRJ 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 Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ):
- Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport's relatively low elevation of 974 feet, planes can take off or land at Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) 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 Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) is Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of ZRJ.
- The furthest airport from Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,591 miles (17,044 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):
- The 9th Cavalry Brigade in the 1980s developed air-assault strategies with their AH-1 Cobra helicopters based upon experiences learned in Vietnam.
- 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.
- World War II cantonment construction involved the demolition of some of the pre-1941 buildings.
- 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 closest airport to Gray Army Airfield (GRF) is McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NE of GRF.
- Camp Lewis advocates pushed for it to be a major dirigible and fixed-wing field.
- Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gray Army Airfield", another name for GRF is "(Joint Base Lewis-McChord)".
