Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Jolly Grant Airport. (DED), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,229 miles (or 13,244 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 Jolly Grant 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 Jolly Grant 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: | DED / VIDN |
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| Location: | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°11'22"N by 78°10'49"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1831 feet (558 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DED |
| More Information: | DED 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.
- 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.
- Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.
- 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 326th Army Air Forces Base Unit was reorganized into an Army Air Forces separation )unit to process military demobilizations.
- 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 Jolly Grant Airport. (DED):
- During the 2013 Uttarakhand floods, the airport was a major center of operations for rescuing pilgrims from Kedarnath and the surrounding pilgrimage sites.
- The furthest airport from Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Jolly Grant Airport.", other names for DED include "Dehradun Airport.", "जॉली ग्रांट हवाई अड्डे" and "देहरादून हवाई अड्डे.".
- The closest airport to Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) WNW of DED.
- Located 20 km from the holy city of Rishikesh, and 30 km from Haridwar, the airport allows easy access to the region.
- Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) currently has only 1 runway.
