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MCF to FFO: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Dayton (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
832 mi
1,339 km · 723 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
832 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FFO — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · Dayton, 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 FFO
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport11 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport19 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from FFO?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Dayton (FFO) is 832 miles (1,339 km, 723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to FFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 FFO?
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