Nonstop flight route between Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tinak Airport (TIC), Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,924 miles (or 11,144 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 Tinak 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 Tinak Airport and MacDill Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tinak Airport (TIC):

• The furthest airport from Tinak Airport (TIC) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Tinak Airport (meaning Tinak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• In addition to being known as "Tinak Airport", another name for TIC is "N18".
• Tinak Airport (TIC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tinak Airport (TIC) is Ine Airport (IMI), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of TIC.
• Because of Tinak Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Tinak 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):

• Beginning in January 1944, the 11th Photographic Group used MacDill for its mission of photographic mapping in the US and sent detachments to carry out similar operations in Africa, the CBI theater, the Near and Middle East, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and the Caribbean.
• 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.
• The 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
• The 6th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Scott V.
• 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.