Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Tokeen, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States and Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI), Tokeen, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,142 miles (or 5,056 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 Tampa International Airport and Tokeen Seaplane 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 Tampa International Airport and Tokeen Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):

• The 1952 terminal, built for three airlines, was swamped after the Civil Aeronautics Board granted Capital, Delta, Northeast, Northwest and Trans World Airlines authority to Tampa in the late 1950s.
• Below is a brief description of the four original airsides and the airlines that occupied them throughout the years.
• Tampa International Airport covers an area of 3,300 acres at an elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
• Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
• Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa International 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.
• Tampa Bay is the birthplace of commercial airline service, when pioneer aviator Tony Jannus flew the inaugural flight of the St.
• During the following decades, the airport was expanded to handle more traffic and additional airlines.
• The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Construction on the new terminal designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills began in 1968 between the airport's parallel jet-capable runways.
• The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.

Facts about Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI):

• The closest airport to Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) is Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of TKI.
• In addition to being known as "Tokeen Seaplane Base", another name for TKI is "57A".
• The furthest airport from Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,625 miles (17,099 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tokeen Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokeen Seaplane Base 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.