Nonstop flight route between Aizawl, India and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lengpui Airport (AJL), Aizawl, India and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,851 miles (or 14,244 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 Lengpui 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 Lengpui 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: | AJL / VEAZ |
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| Location: | Aizawl, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'18"N by 92°37'13"E |
| Area Served: | Aizawl |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Government |
| Airport Type: | Indian Public |
| Elevation: | 1328 feet (405 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AJL |
| More Information: | AJL 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 Lengpui Airport (AJL):
- Lengpui Airport (AJL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of AJL.
- On 4 May 2011, a Northeast Shuttle's Cessna Caravan crash landed at Lengpui airport, overshooting the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lengpui Airport", other names for AJL include "Aizawl Airport", "लेंगपुई हवाई अड्डे" and "VELP".
- The furthest airport from Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,428 miles (18,392 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The 2,500 metre runway of the Lengpui airport is unique in that it has many hilly streams running underneath.
- Lengpui Airport is an domestic airport in Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- The 6 AMW also has a collocated "Associate" wing at MacDill, the 927th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command.
- 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.
- All of these airfields came under the jurisdiction of Third Air Force.
- 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.
- Estimates of the number of crew members trained at the base during the war vary from 50,000 to 120,000, with as many as 15,000 troops were stationed at MacDill Field at one time.
- On 21 March 1946, Continental Air Command was redesignated as Strategic Air Command.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- The 927 ARW is commanded by Colonel David P.
