Nonstop flight route between Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belaya Gora Airport (BGN), Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia and MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,335 miles (or 8,586 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 Belaya Gora 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 Belaya Gora 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: | BGN / UESG |
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Location: | Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°32'17"N by 146°11'8"E |
Area Served: | Belaya Gora, Abyysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGN |
More Information: | BGN 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 Belaya Gora Airport (BGN):
- Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) is Chokurdakh Airport (CKH), which is located 150 miles (241 kilometers) NNE of BGN.
- The furthest airport from Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,598 miles (18,666 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Belaya Gora Airport", another name for BGN is "Аэропорт Белая Гора".
- Because of Belaya Gora Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Belaya Gora 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.
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- 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.
- MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- Beginning in January 1944, the 11th Photographic Group used MacDill for its mission of photographic mapping in the US and sent detachments to carry out similar operations in Africa, the CBI theater, the Near and Middle East, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and the Caribbean.
- 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".
- MacDill has a total of 38 tenant units according to the official MacDill website."MacDill Air Force Base Units".
- Flying operations at MacDill began in 1941 with the base's first mission being the defense of Gulf of Mexico.