Nonstop flight route between Manja, Menabe, Madagascar and Panama City, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manja Airport (MJA), Manja, Menabe, Madagascar and Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), Panama City, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,286 miles (or 14,945 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 Manja Airport and Tyndall Air Force Base, 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 Manja Airport and Tyndall Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJA / FMSJ |
Airport Name: | Manja Airport |
Location: | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°25'0"S by 44°19'0"E |
Area Served: | Manja |
Elevation: | 787 feet (240 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MJA |
More Information: | MJA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAM / KPAM |
Airport Name: | Tyndall Air Force Base |
Location: | Panama City, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°4'42"N by 85°34'35"W |
View all routes: | Routes from PAM |
More Information: | PAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Manja Airport (MJA):
- Because of Manja Airport's relatively low elevation of 787 feet, planes can take off or land at Manja 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.
- The closest airport to Manja Airport (MJA) is Morombe Airport (MXM), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) WSW of MJA.
- The furthest airport from Manja Airport (MJA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,179 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM):
- In December 1940, a site board determined that Flexible Gunnery School No.
- Additionally, all of the Air Force's Air Battle Managers are initially trained at Tyndall prior to proceeding to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma for actual positional training in the E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,235 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is also headquartered at Tyndall and a branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate also has facilities at the base.
- The 53d Weapons Evaluation Group, is an Air Combat Command tenant organization that reports to the 53d Wing at nearby Eglin Air Force Base.
- The closest airport to Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of PAM.
- In the late 1950s into the 1960s, the base transitioned into the F-100 Super Sabre, F-101B, F-102A and TF-102B, F-104 Starfighter, and the F-106A and B aircraft, training interceptor pilots for ADC assignments.
- The height-finder radar, modified as an AN/FPS-116 c.
- In September 1950, Tyndall became an Air Training Command installation, designated as the USAF Pilot Instructor School.