Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Nerlerit Inaat (Constable Pynt), Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP), Nerlerit Inaat (Constable Pynt), Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,733 miles (or 6,008 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 Nerlerit Inaat 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 Nerlerit Inaat 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: | CNP / BGCO |
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| Location: | Nerlerit Inaat (Constable Pynt), Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°44'35"N by 22°39'2"W |
| Area Served: | Ittoqqortoormiit |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNP |
| More Information: | CNP Maps & Info |
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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 Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP):
- Nerlerit Inaat Airport handled 3,547 passengers last year.
- Because of Nerlerit Inaat Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Nerlerit Inaat 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 furthest airport from Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP) is Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (OBY), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SE of CNP.
- Nerlerit Inaat Airport (CNP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nerlerit Inaat Airport", other names for CNP include "Mittarfik Nerlerit Inaat", "Constable Pynt Lufthavn" and "Nerlerit Inaat Lufthavn".
- The airport acts as stopping off point for a number of expeditions into Jameson Land and Northeast Greenland National Park.
