Nonstop flight route between Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cauayan Airport (CYZ), Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,942 miles (or 14,391 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 Cauayan 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 Cauayan 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: | CYZ / RPUY |
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| Location: | Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°55'47"N by 121°45'11"E |
| Area Served: | Cauayan City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYZ |
| More Information: | CYZ 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 Cauayan Airport (CYZ):
- The furthest airport from Cauayan Airport (CYZ) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Cauayan Airport (meaning Cauayan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Suárez International Airport), and is located 12,293 miles (19,783 kilometers) away in Puerto Suárez, Bolivia.
- In addition to being known as "Cauayan Airport", another name for CYZ is "Paliparan ng Cauayan".
- Cauayan Airport (CYZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cauayan Airport (CYZ) is Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) N of CYZ.
- Because of Cauayan Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Cauayan 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):
- 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".
- Several bases in Florida, including MacDill, served as detention centers for German prisoners-of-war in the latter part of 1944 and 1945.
- 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.
- In addition to the antisubmarine mission, another prewar mission of MacDill was "Project X" the ferrying of combat aircraft eastward to the Philippines via ferrying routes set up by Ferrying Command over South Atlantic Ocean and Central Africa.
- The 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
