Nonstop flight route between Ayapel, Colombia and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ayapel Airport (AYA), Ayapel, Colombia and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,433 miles (or 2,306 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 relatively short distance between Ayapel Airport and MacDill Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ayapel Airport (AYA):

• The closest airport to Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of AYA.
• The furthest airport from Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ayapel Airport (meaning Ayapel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Because of Ayapel Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Ayapel 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):

• It was the B-26 that earned the slogan "one a day in Tampa Bay." The aircraft proved hard to fly and land by many pilots due to its short wings, high landing speeds, and fighter plane maneuverability.
• 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.
• Also located at MacDill are a division of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Joint Communications Support Element, the Florida Air National Guard's 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, the Navy Reserve Forces Command's Navy Operational Support Center Tampa, the US Army's 297th Military Intelligence Battalion, the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, activities of the U.S.
• The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
• 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 6 AMW also has a collocated "Associate" wing at MacDill, the 927th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command.
• Detachment 1 of the 23d Wing is unique in that it hosts the Deployed Unit Complex at MacDill AFB, providing flight line and logistical support for detachments of Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps tactical jet fighter and attack aircraft utilizing the nearby Avon Park Air Force Range facility, the Avon Range also being operated and maintained by Det 1, 23d Wing.
• In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
• In February 1945, the 323d Combat Crew Training Wing was established at the base with a mission of training B-29 Superfortress aircrews.
• Flying operations at MacDill began in 1941 with the base's first mission being the defense of Gulf of Mexico.