Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,592 miles (or 4,171 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 Victoria Inner Harbour 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 Victoria Inner Harbour 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: | YWH / CYWH |
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Location: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°25'22"N by 123°23'15"W |
Area Served: | Victoria, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YWH |
More Information: | YWH 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 Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH):
- The furthest airport from Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Victoria Inner Harbour Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria Inner Harbour 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.
- The closest airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH) is Esquimalt Airport (YPF), which is located only 1 mile (1 kilometers) NW of YWH.
- In addition to being known as "Victoria Inner Harbour Airport", another name for YWH is "Victoria Harbour Water Airport".
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- The 6 AMW also has a collocated "Associate" wing at MacDill, the 927th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Several bases in Florida, including MacDill, served as detention centers for German prisoners-of-war in the latter part of 1944 and 1945.
- The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".