Nonstop flight route between Blanding, Utah, United States and Tampa, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG), Blanding, Utah, United States and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,698 miles (or 2,732 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 Blanding Municipal Airport and MacDill Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDG / KBDG |
Airport Name: | Blanding Municipal Airport |
Location: | Blanding, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'59"N by 109°28'59"W |
Area Served: | Blanding, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Blanding City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5868 feet (1,789 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDG |
More Information: | BDG 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 Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG):
- The furthest airport from Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) is Monticello Airport (MXC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of BDG.
- Because of Blanding Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,868 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BDG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BDG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- All of these airfields came under the jurisdiction of Third Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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.
- On 24 June 1945 a hurricane hit the Tampa area, and the B-17 aircraft were evacuated to Vichy Army Airfield, Missouri.
- 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.