Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MCF to PLO: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport)
10,135 mi
16,310 km · 8,807 nm
20h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13.5h
time difference · heading west
See live MCF→PLO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
10,135 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 20m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, United States
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from PLO?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Port Lincoln (PLO) is 10,135 miles (16,310 km, 8,807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to PLO?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 20m 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 Tampa and Port Lincoln?
Port Lincoln is 13.5 hours ahead of Tampa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCF to PLO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MCF–PLO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.