Nonstop flight route between New Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Bight Airport (NET), New Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 502 miles (or 808 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 New Bight Airport and MacDill Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NET / MYCB |
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Location: | New Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°18'55"N by 75°27'7"W |
Area Served: | New Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NET |
More Information: | NET Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about New Bight Airport (NET):
- In addition to being known as "New Bight Airport", another name for NET is "TBI".
- The closest airport to New Bight Airport (NET) is New Bight Airport (TBI), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of NET.
- New Bight Airport (NET) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from New Bight Airport (NET) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,862 miles (19,091 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of New Bight Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at New Bight 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):
- 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.
- It was the B-26 that earned the slogan "one a day in Tampa Bay." The aircraft proved hard to fly and land by many pilots due to its short wings, high landing speeds, and fighter plane maneuverability.
- MacDill has a total of 38 tenant units according to the official MacDill website."MacDill Air Force Base Units".
- MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa.
- In addition MacDill provided transitional training in the B-17 Flying Fortress.
- Several bases in Florida, including MacDill, served as detention centers for German prisoners-of-war in the latter part of 1944 and 1945.
- The 6th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Scott V.
- 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.
- Flying operations at MacDill began in 1941 with the base's first mission being the defense of Gulf of Mexico.
- 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.