Nonstop flight route between Tampa, Florida, United States and Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Bagasbas Airport (DTE), Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,071 miles (or 14,599 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 MacDill Air Force Base and Bagasbas 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 MacDill Air Force Base and Bagasbas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTE / RPUD |
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Location: | Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°7'45"N by 122°58'50"E |
Area Served: | Daet, Camarines Norte |
Operator/Owner: | Air Transportation Office |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DTE |
More Information: | DTE Maps & Info |
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa.
- 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 host unit at MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Mobility Wing, assigned to the Air Mobility Command's 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.
- The 6th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Scott V.
- The 44th Bombardment Group was activated at MacDill on 15 January 1941 equipped with the Consolidated B-24A Liberator.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Bagasbas Airport (DTE):
- The closest airport to Bagasbas Airport (DTE) is Naga Airport (WNP), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSE of DTE.
- Because of Bagasbas Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Bagasbas 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bagasbas Airport", another name for DTE is "Paliparan ng Bagasbas Palayogan nin Bagasbas".
- The furthest airport from Bagasbas Airport (DTE) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Bagasbas Airport (meaning Bagasbas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Bagasbas Airport (DTE) currently has only 1 runway.