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TIW to ZHI: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Grenchen (Grenchen Airport)
5,249 mi
8,448 km · 4,562 nm
10h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,249 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 46m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- ZHI — Grenchen Airport · Grenchen, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Near ZHI
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport19 mi away
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport29 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport30 mi away
- BOR · Fontaine Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from ZHI?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Grenchen (ZHI) is 5,249 miles (8,448 km, 4,562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to ZHI?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 46m 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 Tacoma and Grenchen?
Grenchen is 9 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to ZHI?
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