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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), Cúcuta, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,524 miles (or 2,452 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 Camilo Daza International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CUC / SKCC |
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Location: | Cúcuta, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°55'39"N by 72°30'42"W |
Area Served: | Cúcuta |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil aeropuertos del oriente KAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1096 feet (334 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUC |
More Information: | CUC Maps & Info |
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In February 1945, the 323d Combat Crew Training Wing was established at the base with a mission of training B-29 Superfortress aircrews.
- MacDill has a total of 38 tenant units according to the official MacDill website."MacDill Air Force Base Units".
- Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.
- 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.
- Two secondary Army Airfields, Brooksville Army Airfield and Hillsborough Army Airfield were built and opened in early 1942 to support the flight operations of MacDill and Drew Fields.
Facts about Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC):
- In addition to being known as "Camilo Daza International Airport", another name for CUC is "Aeropuerto Internacional Camilo Daza".
- The furthest airport from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Camilo Daza International Airport (meaning Camilo Daza International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,371 miles (19,909 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
- This air terminal is located 5 km from the center of the city, about 15 minutes of the Pan American Highway.
- On August 6, 2010 in the framework of the macro national business conference, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Oscar Rueda, said that Colombia will conduct studies of a direct international flight to counteract the effects of the crisis in neighboring Venezuela.
- The closest airport to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) is Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SE of CUC.
- Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) has 2 runways.