Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Srinagar, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States and Srinagar International Airport (SXR), Srinagar, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,840 miles (or 12,617 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field and Srinagar International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field and Srinagar International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPA / KNPA |
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Location: | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°21'15"N by 87°18'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NPA |
More Information: | NPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXR / VISR |
Airport Name: | Srinagar International Airport |
Location: | Srinagar, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'13"N by 74°46'27"E |
Area Served: | Srinagar |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 5429 feet (1,655 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXR |
More Information: | SXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of NPA.
- Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola, "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy base located next to Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits.
- Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
- With World War II having started, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- On 20 January 1914, LCdr.
- Because of Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,154 miles (17,951 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- Pilot training requirements shifted upward to meet the demands for the Vietnam War, which occupied much of the 1960s and 1970s.
- Pensacola was taken by General Andrew Jackson in November 1814 during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States.
Facts about Srinagar International Airport (SXR):
- The furthest airport from Srinagar International Airport (SXR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,904 miles (19,157 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Srinagar International Airport (SXR) is Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) WNW of SXR.
- Srinagar International Airport (SXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Srinagar International Airport's high elevation of 5,429 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SXR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SXR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.