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DCU to MCF: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base)
538 mi
865 km · 467 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
538 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from MCF?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Tampa (MCF) is 538 miles (865 km, 467 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to MCF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 DCU to MCF?
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