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.
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