Nonstop flight route between Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS), Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,613 miles (or 4,205 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 Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome 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 Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome 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: | YWS / |
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Location: | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°8'36"N by 122°56'57"W |
Area Served: | Whistler, British Columbia,& Pemberton, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Harbour Air Flight Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2100 feet (640 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YWS |
More Information: | YWS 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 Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS):
- The furthest airport from Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,620 miles (17,091 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome", another name for YWS is "CAE5".
- The closest airport to Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is Squamish Airport (YSE), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of YWS.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- 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.
- 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.
- The 927 ARW is commanded by Colonel David P.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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.
- After the war in Europe had broken out in September 1939, fears of Nazi U-Boats attacking American shipping in the Gulf of Mexico was the concern of the War Department.
- In late 1943, when Second Air Force began transitioning to B-29 Superfortress training, the B-17 mission returned to MacDill which continued through the end of World War II.
- Estimates of the number of crew members trained at the base during the war vary from 50,000 to 120,000, with as many as 15,000 troops were stationed at MacDill Field at one time.