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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States and Tanacross Airport (TSG), Tanacross, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,609 miles (or 5,808 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 Tanacross Airport, 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 Tanacross Airport. 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• On July 15, 1972 the 227-foot tall Air Traffic Control Tower opened, the tallest in the United States.
• The United States Army Air Corps began negotiating for the use Drew Field in 1939 during the buildup of military forces prior to World War II.
• At this time, new runway is being planned to increase capacity in fair-weather conditions.
• Today, TPA Airport handles about 16.6 million passengers per year) and improvements currently in progress will increase capacity to 25-million passengers a year.
• Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
• Below is a brief description of the four original airsides and the airlines that occupied them throughout the years.

Facts about Tanacross Airport (TSG):

• The closest airport to Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Tok Airport (TKJ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of TSG.
• Tanacross Airport (TSG) has 2 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 80 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 32 enplanements in 2009, and 97 in 2010.
• This general aviation airport is located 166 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.
• In addition to being known as "Tanacross Airport", another name for TSG is "Tanacross Air Base".
• The furthest airport from Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,351 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Tanacross Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Tanacross, in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S.
• Jurisdiction transferred to private ownership in 1947.