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PAD to TCM: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Tacoma (McChord Air Force Base)
5,025 mi
8,087 km · 4,367 nm
10h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- TCM — McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
Near TCM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport23 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport10 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAD from TCM?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Tacoma (TCM) is 5,025 miles (8,087 km, 4,367 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to TCM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Paderborn and Tacoma?
Tacoma is 9 hours behind Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to TCM?
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