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MCF to CLW: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Clearwater (Clearwater Air Park)
17 mi
27 km · 15 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
17 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, United States
- CLW — Clearwater Air Park · Clearwater, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CLW
- TPA · Tampa International Airport14 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport17 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from CLW?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Clearwater (CLW) is 17 miles (27 km, 15 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to CLW?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 MCF to CLW?
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