Nonstop flight route between Presque Isle, Maine, United States and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI), Presque Isle, Maine, United States and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,520 miles (or 2,447 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI):

• Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) N of PQI.
• When the United States Air Force closed Presque Isle Air Force Base in 1961, the former Air Force Base was redeveloped.
• In addition, the Skyway Industrial Park sits adjacent to Northern Maine Regional Airport which offers commercial airline as well as general aviation services to the entire region.
• Because of Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle's relatively low elevation of 534 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,570 miles (18,620 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• During World War II, the federal government appropriated the airport, establishing an air base for planes bound to and from Great Britain.

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 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.
• The base also supports the large military retiree community in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding environs.
• In late 1943, when Second Air Force began transitioning to B-29 Superfortress training, the B-17 mission returned to MacDill which continued through the end of World War II.
• 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 addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".