Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Juruena Airport (JRN), Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,088 miles (or 4,969 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 Juruena 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 Juruena 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: | JRN / SWJU |
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| Location: | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'20"S by 58°29'21"W |
| Area Served: | Juruena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JRN |
| More Information: | JRN Maps & Info |
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- In addition MacDill provided transitional training in the B-17 Flying Fortress.
- Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 24 June 1945 a hurricane hit the Tampa area, and the B-17 aircraft were evacuated to Vichy Army Airfield, Missouri.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
Facts about Juruena Airport (JRN):
- The closest airport to Juruena Airport (JRN) is Aripuanã Airport (AIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) W of JRN.
- In addition to being known as "Juruena Airport", another name for JRN is "Aeroporto de Juruena".
- The furthest airport from Juruena Airport (JRN) is Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Juruena Airport (meaning Juruena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Evelio Javier Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines.
- Juruena Airport is the airport serving Juruena, Brazil.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Because of Juruena Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Juruena 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.
- Juruena Airport (JRN) currently has only 1 runway.
