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MCF to PIE: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport)
11 mi
18 km · 10 nm
30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
11 miles nonstop takes roughly 30m 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from PIE?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to St. Petersburg (PIE) is 11 miles (18 km, 10 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to PIE?
A nonstop flight takes about 30m 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 PIE?
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