Nonstop flight route between Lewistown, Montana, United States and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT), Lewistown, Montana, United States and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,968 miles (or 3,167 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 Lewistown Municipal Airport and MacDill Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWT / KLWT |
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| Location: | Lewistown, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°2'57"N by 109°28'0"W |
| Area Served: | Lewistown, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lewistown & Fergus County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4170 feet (1,271 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWT |
| More Information: | LWT 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 Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT):
- Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lewistown Municipal Airport", another name for LWT is "Lewistown Army Airfield".
- Because of Lewistown Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,170 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 596 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,049 in 2009 and 704 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of LWT.
- The airfield was in operation during a 12-month period between 1942 and 1943 and thereafter deactivated.
- The furthest airport from Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,508 miles (16,911 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- In February 1945, the 323d Combat Crew Training Wing was established at the base with a mission of training B-29 Superfortress aircrews.
- 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 MacDill provided transitional training in the B-17 Flying Fortress.
- The 927 ARW is commanded by Colonel David P.
- The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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.
- MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa.
