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LAJ to MCF: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base)
4,398 mi
7,077 km · 3,821 nm
9h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,398 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 5m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- 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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 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 LAJ from MCF?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to Tampa (MCF) is 4,398 miles (7,077 km, 3,821 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to MCF?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 5m 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 time difference between Lajes and Tampa?
Tampa is 1 hour behind Lajes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAJ to MCF?
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