Nonstop flight route between Trenton, Ontario, Canada and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR), Trenton, Ontario, Canada and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,158 miles (or 1,863 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 Canadian Forces Base Trenton 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: | YTR / CYTR |
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| Location: | Trenton, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°7'8"N by 77°31'41"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The Queen in Right of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YTR |
| More Information: | YTR 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 Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR):
- Because of Canadian Forces Base Trenton's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Canadian Forces Base Trenton 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.
- On February 2, 1959, RCAF Station Trenton became the destination for CF-105 Arrow 25204, flying from the Avro Canada manufacturing facility at Malton Airport.
- The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) is Peterborough Airport (YPQ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of YTR.
- Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,462 miles (18,446 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Trenton", another name for YTR is "Trenton Airport".
- Construction of a new air traffic control tower was completed in July 2010.
- Maintenance Hangar 2 is a two bay maintenance hangar designed for CC-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
- CFB Trenton plays a key support role for the National Search and Rescue Program, being home to Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton which is jointly staffed by the RCAF and Canadian Coast Guard personnel who have responsibility for coordinating aircraft and marine rescue incidents in central and Arctic Canada.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- 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.
- 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 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- Two secondary Army Airfields, Brooksville Army Airfield and Hillsborough Army Airfield were built and opened in early 1942 to support the flight operations of MacDill and Drew Fields.
