Nonstop flight route between Montauk, New York, United States and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Montauk Airport (MTP), Montauk, New York, United States and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,093 miles (or 1,760 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 Montauk Airport and MacDill Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Montauk Airport (MTP):

• In 1961 there was attempt by Suffolk County to buy the airport and turn it into a county airport however the deal fell through.
• The closest airport to Montauk Airport (MTP) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) NNW of MTP.
• The furthest airport from Montauk Airport (MTP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,811 miles (19,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Montauk Airport (MTP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Montauk Airport covers an area of 40 acres at an elevation of 7 feet above mean sea level.
• The small airport has been used by various celebrities visiting the Hamptons including the Mick Jagger who was inspired to write a 1976 song Memory Motel based on an actual Montauk motel.
• Because of Montauk Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Montauk 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.

Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (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.
• The 6 AMW also has a collocated "Associate" wing at MacDill, the 927th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command.
• With the end of hostilities in September 1945 the training B-29 aircrew training program began to slow down.
• In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
• Estimates of the number of crew members trained at the base during the war vary from 50,000 to 120,000, with as many as 15,000 troops were stationed at MacDill Field at one time.
• MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa.
• Air defense of the Tampa Bay area was the mission of the 53d Pursuit Group, established at MacDIll on 15 January 1941.
• 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.