Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Mana Island, Fiji:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Mana Island Airport (MNF), Mana Island, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,398 miles (or 11,906 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 Mana Island 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 Mana Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):

• 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 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
• The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
• In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.

Facts about Mana Island Airport (MNF):

• The closest airport to Mana Island Airport (MNF) is Nadi International Airport (NAN), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of MNF.
• The furthest airport from Mana Island Airport (MNF) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Mana Island Airport (meaning Mana Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.