Nonstop flight route between Branson, Missouri, United States and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Branson Airport (BKG), Branson, Missouri, United States and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 865 miles (or 1,392 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 Branson 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 Branson Airport (BKG):

• As of August, 2012 Branson Airport offers six nonstop flights with more than 100 connections.
• In addition to being known as "Branson Airport", another name for BKG is "BBG".
• Branson Airport (BKG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The $155 million project includes a 7,140-foot by 150-foot runway, numbered 14/32, and a 58,000-square-foot terminal designed to accommodate 1.4 million passengers a year.
• The closest airport to Branson Airport (BKG) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of BKG.
• Branson Airport covers an area of 922 acres at an elevation of 1,302 feet above mean sea level.
• Branson Airport is located in the Communities of Branson Creek development, a golf/residential complex land formerly belonging to Tennessee Ernie Ford.
• There were two airlines operating at the time of Branson's opening, AirTran Airways and Sun Country Airlines.
• The furthest airport from Branson Airport (BKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):

• 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 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
• The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
• MacDill has a total of 38 tenant units according to the official MacDill website."MacDill Air Force Base Units".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".