Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Rajkot, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Rajkot Airport (RAJ), Rajkot, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,540 miles (or 13,744 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 Rajkot 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 Rajkot 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: | RAJ / VARK |
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Location: | Rajkot, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'33"N by 70°46'45"E |
Area Served: | Rajkot |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 441 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RAJ |
More Information: | RAJ 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.
- The 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
- In addition to the antisubmarine mission, another prewar mission of MacDill was "Project X" the ferrying of combat aircraft eastward to the Philippines via ferrying routes set up by Ferrying Command over South Atlantic Ocean and Central Africa.
- 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.
- On 24 June 1945 a hurricane hit the Tampa area, and the B-17 aircraft were evacuated to Vichy Army Airfield, Missouri.
- The 6th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Scott V.
- 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 Rajkot Airport (RAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Rajkot Airport", another name for RAJ is "રાજકોટ વિમાનમથક".
- The closest airport to Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Jamnagar Airport (JGA), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of RAJ.
- The furthest airport from Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Rajkot Airport (meaning Rajkot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Rajkot Airport (RAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Rajkot Urban Development Authority and Rajkot Municipal Corporation have proposed a plan to extend Rajkot airport runway from current 5,400 feet to 6,000 feet to accommodate larger aircraft and to provide connectivity to major cities than Mumbai to cater to a large demand from the manufacturing companies located in Rajkot.
- However, the airport now suffers from considerable capacity restraints, due to the expansion of the city and because of the residential and commercial buildings which have been built around it - this renders the plan to extend the runway unfeasible.
- Because of Rajkot Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at Rajkot 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 authorities have finalised the site for the first ever international airport in Saurashtra, which will be located near Rajkot.