Nonstop flight route between Toledo, Washington, United States and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between South Lewis County Airport (TDO), Toledo, Washington, United States and McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 48 miles (or 78 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 South Lewis County Airport and McChord Field/McChord AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDO / KTDO |
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Location: | Toledo, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°28'37"N by 122°48'23"W |
Area Served: | Lewis County, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Lewis County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 374 feet (114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TDO |
More Information: | TDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCM / KTCM |
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Location: | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°8'16"N by 122°28'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military: Air Force Base |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCM |
More Information: | TCM Maps & Info |
Facts about South Lewis County Airport (TDO):
- In addition to being known as "South Lewis County Airport", another name for TDO is "Ed Carlson Memorial Field".
- The furthest airport from South Lewis County Airport (TDO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,851 miles (17,464 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- South Lewis County Airport (TDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to South Lewis County Airport (TDO) is Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of TDO.
- Because of South Lewis County Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at South Lewis County 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.
Facts about McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM):
- In 1917, the citizens of Pierce County, Washington approved a bond measure for $2,000,000 to buy 70,000 acres of land to be donated to the Federal Government for use as a military reservation.
- The McChord Air Force Base facility was consolidated with the United States Army Fort Lewis on 1 February 2010 to become part of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord complex.
- In 1945 McChord was designated as a permanent station by the Army Air Forces.
- The 325th Fighter Group operated two squadrons of F-82F Twin Mustangs from McChord between 1948 and 1950, the first postwar fighter optimized for the air defense interceptor mission.
- McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) has 2 runways.
- On 6 October 1949, the 62nd received its first four-engine Douglas C-54 Skymaster transport.
- The furthest airport from McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,803 miles (17,386 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of McChord Field/McChord AFB's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at McChord Field/McChord AFB 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 McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) is Gray Army Airfield (GRF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SW of TCM.
- The base was the location of the first of twenty-eight stations built by ADC as part of the permanent air defense radar network, and was the top-priority site for ADC radars.
- In addition to being known as "McChord Field/McChord AFB", another name for TCM is "Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)".