Nonstop flight route between Ha'il, Saudi Arabia and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS), Ha'il, Saudi Arabia and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,120 miles (or 11,459 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 Ha'il Regional 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 Ha'il Regional Airport and MacDill Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS):

• The closest airport to Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) is Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ), which is located 151 miles (243 kilometers) ESE of HAS.
• In addition to being known as "Ha'il Regional Airport", another name for HAS is "مطار حائل الإقليمي".
• The furthest airport from Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Ha'il Regional Airport (meaning Ha'il Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,068 miles (19,421 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):

• Detachment 1 of the 23d Wing is unique in that it hosts the Deployed Unit Complex at MacDill AFB, providing flight line and logistical support for detachments of Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps tactical jet fighter and attack aircraft utilizing the nearby Avon Park Air Force Range facility, the Avon Range also being operated and maintained by Det 1, 23d Wing.
• In addition MacDill provided transitional training in the B-17 Flying Fortress.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
• The 6th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Scott V.
• After the war in Europe had broken out in September 1939, fears of Nazi U-Boats attacking American shipping in the Gulf of Mexico was the concern of the War Department.
• Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.
• 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.