Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Cajamarca, Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), Cajamarca, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,432 miles (or 3,915 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 MacDill Air Force Base and Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):

• It was the B-26 that earned the slogan "one a day in Tampa Bay." The aircraft proved hard to fly and land by many pilots due to its short wings, high landing speeds, and fighter plane maneuverability.
• The 927 ARW is commanded by Colonel David P.
• MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa.
• 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 6th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Scott V.
• With the United States entry into World War II, the primary mission of MacDill Field became the training of bombardment units under III Bomber Command.
• 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.
• Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.
• In an administrative reorganization by HQ Army Air Force, on 1 May 1944, numbered training units in the Zone of the Interior were re-designated as "Army Air Force Base Units".
• In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
• Estimates of the number of crew members trained at the base during the war vary from 50,000 to 120,000, with as many as 15,000 troops were stationed at MacDill Field at one time.

Facts about Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA):

• In addition to being known as "Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias", another name for CJA is "Aeropuerto Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias".
• The furthest airport from Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) is Pattani Airport (PAN), which is nearly antipodal to Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (meaning Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pattani Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Pattani, Thailand.
• Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias's high elevation of 8,781 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CJA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CJA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SSW of CJA.