Nonstop flight route between Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raduzhny Airport (RAT), Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,118 miles (or 9,846 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 Raduzhny Airport and MacDill Air Force Base, 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 Raduzhny Airport and MacDill Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAT / USNR |
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| Location: | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°9'30"N by 77°19'44"E |
| Area Served: | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAT |
| More Information: | RAT 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 Raduzhny Airport (RAT):
- Because of Raduzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Raduzhny 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 Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- The closest airport to Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), which is located 88 miles (142 kilometers) SSW of RAT.
- In addition to being known as "Raduzhny Airport", another name for RAT is "Аэропорт Радужный".
- Raduzhny Airport (RAT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- The 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- All of these airfields came under the jurisdiction of Third Air Force.
- 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.
- Several bases in Florida, including MacDill, served as detention centers for German prisoners-of-war in the latter part of 1944 and 1945.
