Nonstop flight route between Forrest City, Arkansas, United States and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY), Forrest City, Arkansas, United States and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 683 miles (or 1,100 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 Forrest City Municipal Airport and Tampa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY):

• Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Forrest City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Forrest City Municipal 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.
• The closest airport to Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of FCY.
• The furthest airport from Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):

• During the following decades, the airport was expanded to handle more traffic and additional airlines.
• Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
• At this time, new runway is being planned to increase capacity in fair-weather conditions.
• The original TPA airsides were designed in the mid-1960s as four identical facilities.
• Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
• The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
• The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa International 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.
• There has been a propensity in local Tampa Bay area news media outlets and other business and governmental entities in the Tampa Bay region outside of the professional aviation community to refer to the airport as "TIA" versus the airport's actual airport code of "TPA" in either reporting or reference.