Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Coimbatore, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Coimbatore International Airport (CJB), Coimbatore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,423 miles (or 15,164 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 MacDill Air Force Base and Coimbatore International Airport, 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 MacDill Air Force Base and Coimbatore International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CJB / VOCB |
| Airport Name: | Coimbatore International Airport |
| Location: | Coimbatore, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°1'36"N by 77°2'30"E |
| Area Served: | Coimbatore Metropolitan Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1311 feet (400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CJB |
| More Information: | CJB Maps & Info |
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- Also located at MacDill are a division of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Joint Communications Support Element, the Florida Air National Guard's 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, the Navy Reserve Forces Command's Navy Operational Support Center Tampa, the US Army's 297th Military Intelligence Battalion, the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, activities of the U.S.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beginning in January 1944, the 11th Photographic Group used MacDill for its mission of photographic mapping in the US and sent detachments to carry out similar operations in Africa, the CBI theater, the Near and Middle East, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and the Caribbean.
- The 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Coimbatore International Airport (CJB):
- Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) is Calicut International Airport (CCJ), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) W of CJB.
- Although the status of International airport was conferred only in 2012, the airport has had provisions for, and has been receiving, international flights since the 1990s.
- The furthest airport from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,300 miles (18,185 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
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