Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States and Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE), El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,445 miles (or 8,763 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 Tampa International Airport and Comandante Armando Tola International Airport, 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 Tampa International Airport and Comandante Armando Tola International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPA / KTPA |
Airport Name: | Tampa International Airport |
Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W |
Area Served: | Tampa, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Hillsborough County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPA |
More Information: | TPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTE / SAWA |
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Location: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'48"S by 72°3'11"W |
Area Served: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz |
Operator/Owner: | Government and London Supply |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTE |
More Information: | FTE Maps & Info |
Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):
- Today an overnight aircraft hardstand and an automated baggage sorting facility for Airside A sit on the former site.
- Airport conveniences that are free of charge include passenger paging, wireless Internet access, cell phone waiting lot with flight information, shuttle service from the economy garage, real-time flight information and travelers aid services.
- Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa International 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 furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- During the following decades, the airport was expanded to handle more traffic and additional airlines.
- The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
- Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
- Tampa International Airport is a public airport six miles west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
- The 1952 terminal was congested as larger jets replaced piston airliners and it was again expanded.
Facts about Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE):
- The closest airport to Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of FTE.
- In addition to being known as "Comandante Armando Tola International Airport", other names for FTE include "Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola" and "SAWC".
- Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (meaning Comandante Armando Tola International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baikal International Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
- Because of Comandante Armando Tola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Armando Tola International 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.