Nonstop flight route between Tidjikja, Mauritania and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tidjikja Airport (TIY), Tidjikja, Mauritania and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,501 miles (or 7,244 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 Tidjikja 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 Tidjikja 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: | TIY / GQND |
| Airport Name: | Tidjikja Airport |
| Location: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'12"N by 11°25'23"W |
| Area Served: | Tidjikja, Mauritania |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1316 feet (401 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIY |
| More Information: | TIY 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 Tidjikja Airport (TIY):
- The furthest airport from Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY), which is nearly antipodal to Tidjikja Airport (meaning Tidjikja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dillon's Bay Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Tidjikja Airport (TIY) is Letfotar Airport (MOM), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of TIY.
- Tidjikja Airport (TIY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- In addition MacDill provided transitional training in the B-17 Flying Fortress.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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 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 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.
- On 24 June 1945 a hurricane hit the Tampa area, and the B-17 aircraft were evacuated to Vichy Army Airfield, Missouri.
