# Distance from Fort Lewis/Tacoma (GRF) to Nice (NCE)

> 8,788 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,788 km / 5,461 mi / 4,745 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → France
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 11:59 in Fort Lewis/Tacoma, it's 20:59 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 289 ft (NCE is lower than GRF)

## Airports

### [Gray Army Air Field (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord) Airport (GRF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grf-fort-lewistacoma-gray-army-air-field-joint-base-lewis-mcchord-airport/1ef266df-1ee7-6f16-b615-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Lewis/Tacoma, United States
- ICAO: KGRF
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.080000, -122.580000
- Elevation: 301 ft

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:59 in Fort Lewis/Tacoma, it's 20:59 in Nice.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gray Army Air Field (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord) Airport (GRF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grf-fort-lewistacoma-gray-army-air-field-joint-base-lewis-mcchord-airport/1ef266df-1ee7-6f16-b615-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)