Nonstop flight route between Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Canada and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ), Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Canada and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,864 miles (or 2,999 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 relatively short distance between Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) and MacDill Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBJ / |
| Airport Name: | Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) |
| Location: | Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°17'0"N by 62°48'37"W |
| Area Served: | Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBJ |
| More Information: | YBJ 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 Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ):
- The closest airport to Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ) is Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) W of YBJ.
- The furthest airport from Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,376 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- The 927 ARW is commanded by Colonel David P.
- The base also supports the large military retiree community in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding environs.
- 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.
- Also located at MacDill are a division of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Joint Communications Support Element, the Florida Air National Guard's 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, the Navy Reserve Forces Command's Navy Operational Support Center Tampa, the US Army's 297th Military Intelligence Battalion, the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, activities of the U.S.
- In February 1945, the 323d Combat Crew Training Wing was established at the base with a mission of training B-29 Superfortress aircrews.
- In addition MacDill provided transitional training in the B-17 Flying Fortress.
- 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.
- In addition to the antisubmarine mission, another prewar mission of MacDill was "Project X" the ferrying of combat aircraft eastward to the Philippines via ferrying routes set up by Ferrying Command over South Atlantic Ocean and Central Africa.
- It was the B-26 that earned the slogan "one a day in Tampa Bay." The aircraft proved hard to fly and land by many pilots due to its short wings, high landing speeds, and fighter plane maneuverability.
