Nonstop flight route between Zabré, Burkina Faso and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zabré Airport (XZA), Zabré, Burkina Faso and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,370 miles (or 8,642 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 Zabré 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 Zabré 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: | XZA / DFEZ |
| Airport Name: | Zabré Airport |
| Location: | Zabré, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°10'1"N by 0°37'1"W |
| Area Served: | Zabré, Burkina Faso |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from XZA |
| More Information: | XZA 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 Zabré Airport (XZA):
- The closest airport to Zabré Airport (XZA) is Pô Airport (PUP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of XZA.
- The furthest airport from Zabré Airport (XZA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Zabré Airport (meaning Zabré Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,721 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Because of Zabré Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Zabré 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):
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- In an administrative reorganization by HQ Army Air Force, on 1 May 1944, numbered training units in the Zone of the Interior were re-designated as "Army Air Force Base Units".
- 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.
- MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa.
- The 927 ARW is commanded by Colonel David P.
- The 6 AMW also has a collocated "Associate" wing at MacDill, the 927th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command.
- The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- 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.
