Nonstop flight route between Bhamo, Myanmar (Burma) and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO), Bhamo, Myanmar (Burma) and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,836 miles (or 14,219 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 Bhamo Airport (Banmaw 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 Bhamo Airport (Banmaw 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: | BMO / VYBM |
| Airport Name: | Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) |
| Location: | Bhamo, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°16'14"N by 97°14'48"E |
| Area Served: | Bhamo (Banmaw), Myanmar (Burma) |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 370 feet (113 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BMO |
| More Information: | BMO 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 Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO):
- Because of Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 370 feet, planes can take off or land at Bhamo Airport (Banmaw 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.
- Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO) is Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) E of BMO.
- The furthest airport from Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,665 miles (18,773 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- The host unit at MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Mobility Wing, assigned to the Air Mobility Command's 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.
- The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force base located approximately 4 miles south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida.
- 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.
- In late 1943, when Second Air Force began transitioning to B-29 Superfortress training, the B-17 mission returned to MacDill which continued through the end of World War II.
- 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 base also supports the large military retiree community in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding environs.
