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MCF to GIF: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Winter Haven (Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field)
49 mi
79 km · 43 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
49 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GIF — Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field · Winter Haven, 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 GIF
- MCO · Orlando International Airport37 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport48 mi away
- BOW · Bartow Municipal Airport8 mi away
- LAL · Lakeland Linder International Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from GIF?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Winter Haven (GIF) is 49 miles (79 km, 43 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to GIF?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 GIF?
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