Nonstop flight route between May Creek, Alaska, United States and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between May Creek Airport (MYK), May Creek, Alaska, United States and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,559 miles (or 5,727 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 May Creek Airport and Tampa International 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 May Creek Airport and Tampa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about May Creek Airport (MYK):

• May Creek Airport has one runway designated 13/31 with a turf and gravel surface measuring 2,700 by 100 feet.
• The furthest airport from May Creek Airport (MYK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,477 miles (16,861 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• May Creek Airport (MYK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to May Creek Airport (MYK) is McCarthy Airport (MXY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NW of MYK.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 28 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 18 enplanements in 2009, and 8 in 2010.

Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):

• Tampa International Airport's Landside/Airside terminal was the first of its type in the world.
• Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa International 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 furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Tampa International Airport is a hub for Silver Airways.
• The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
• The logo represents the blue waters of Tampa Bay with a jetliner flying into a downtown Tampa sunset.
• Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
• Below is a brief description of the four original airsides and the airlines that occupied them throughout the years.
• After World War II, Drew Field was given back to the City of Tampa.
• On July 15, 1972 the 227-foot tall Air Traffic Control Tower opened, the tallest in the United States.