Nonstop flight route between Agra, India and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Agra Airport (AGR), Agra, India and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,422 miles (or 13,553 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 Agra 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 Agra 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: | AGR / VIAG |
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| Location: | Agra, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°9'26"N by 77°57'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force / Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| Elevation: | 551 feet (168 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGR |
| More Information: | AGR 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 Agra Airport (AGR):
- Agra Airport (AGR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Agra Airport (AGR) is Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSE of AGR.
- In addition to being known as "Agra Airport", other names for AGR include "आगरा हवाईअड्डा" and "Kheria Air Force Station".
- The base has remained unchanged, although many of the aircraft, squadrons, officers, and men have come and gone.
- The furthest airport from Agra Airport (AGR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The base now has the honor of holding the first inflight refueling aircraft Squadron in IAF service, the 78 ‘Mid Air Refuelling Squadron’ Squadron flying the IL-78MKIs.
- Because of Agra Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Agra 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.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- With the United States entry into World War II, the primary mission of MacDill Field became the training of bombardment units under III Bomber Command.
- After the war in Europe had broken out in September 1939, fears of Nazi U-Boats attacking American shipping in the Gulf of Mexico was the concern of the War Department.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- MacDill Field was one of two major Army Air Corps bases established in the Tampa Bay area in the buildup prior to World War II.
