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BWI to MCF: distance & flight time
Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) → Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base)
852 mi
1,370 km · 740 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
852 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, United States
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWI
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport30 mi away
- IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport45 mi away
- FME · Tipton Airport8 mi away
- ANP · Lee Airport17 mi away
Near MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWI from MCF?
The flight distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Tampa (MCF) is 852 miles (1,370 km, 740 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWI to MCF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWI to MCF?
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