Nonstop flight route between Tacoma, Washington, United States and Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gray Army Airfield (GRF), Tacoma, Washington, United States and Wangerooge Airport (AGE), Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,889 miles (or 7,868 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 Gray Army Airfield and Wangerooge 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 Gray Army Airfield and Wangerooge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGE / EDWG |
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Location: | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'59"N by 7°55'0"E |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AGE |
More Information: | AGE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gray Army Airfield (GRF):
- The Air Transport Command.
- 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.
- 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.
- Camp Lewis advocates pushed for it to be a major dirigible and fixed-wing field.
- Gray Army Airfield resides at elevation of 300 feet above mean sea level.
- 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)".
- The 91st Observation Squadron and aircraft of the 3rd Balloon Squadron operated out of the Fort Lewis airfield.
- Reactivated following service in Vietnam, the 9th Infantry Division aviation units occupied GAAF in 1972.
- Gray Army Airfield (GRF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Wangerooge Airport (AGE):
- The furthest airport from Wangerooge Airport (AGE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,720 miles (18,861 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Wangerooge Airport (AGE) is Heligoland Airport (HGL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of AGE.
- In addition to being known as "Wangerooge Airport", another name for AGE is "Flugplatz Wangerooge".
- Because of Wangerooge Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Wangerooge 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.