Nonstop flight route between Orán, Salta Province, Argentina and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orán Airport (ORA), Orán, Salta Province, Argentina and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,727 miles (or 5,998 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 Orán Airport and MacDill 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 Orán Airport and MacDill 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: | ORA / SASO |
Airport Name: | Orán Airport |
Location: | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°9'10"S by 64°19'45"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORA |
More Information: | ORA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCF / KMCF |
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Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°50'57"N by 82°31'15"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MCF |
More Information: | MCF Maps & Info |
Facts about Orán Airport (ORA):
- Orán Airport (ORA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Orán Airport (ORA) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Orán Airport (meaning Orán Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
- The closest airport to Orán Airport (ORA) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of ORA.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- The 927 ARW is commanded by Colonel David P.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- Beginning in January 1944, the 11th Photographic Group used MacDill for its mission of photographic mapping in the US and sent detachments to carry out similar operations in Africa, the CBI theater, the Near and Middle East, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and the Caribbean.
- Flying operations at MacDill began in 1941 with the base's first mission being the defense of Gulf of Mexico.
- The closest airport to MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NE of MCF.
- The furthest airport from MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,436 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.