MacDill Air Force Base

MacDill Air Force Base

Airfield information
IATA: MCF – ICAO: KMCF – FAA LID: MCF
Summary
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 27°50′58″N 082°31′16″W / 27.84944°N 82.52111°W / 27.84944; -82.52111Coordinates: 27°50′58″N 082°31′16″W / 27.84944°N 82.52111°W / 27.84944; -82.52111
Website www.macdill.af.mil
Map
KMCF
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 11,421 3,481 Asphalt
Sources: official site and FAA

MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: MCF, ICAO: KMCF, FAA LID: MCF) is an active United States Air Force base located approximately 6.4 km (4 miles) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Mobility Wing (6 AMW) of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), part of AMC's Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF).

The 6th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Scott V. DeThomas The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Victoria Gamble.

Read more about MacDill Air Force Base:  Overview, History, Demographics

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