Nonstop flight route between St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Jacksonville, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and NAS Jacksonville (NIP), Jacksonville, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 180 miles (or 290 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 relatively short distance between Albert Whitted Airport and NAS Jacksonville, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPG / KSPG |
Airport Name: | Albert Whitted Airport |
Location: | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°45'54"N by 82°37'36"W |
Area Served: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of St. Petersburg |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPG |
More Information: | SPG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIP / KNIP |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°14'8"N by 81°40'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NIP |
More Information: | NIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Albert Whitted Airport (SPG):
- A local group, Citizens for a Waterfront Park, collected signatures and placed a question on the 2003 city ballot that would have closed Albert Whitted and turned it into a city park.
- The closest airport to Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of SPG.
- National Airlines, one of the nation's first airlines, began service there in 1934.
- During the first years of World War II, aircraft at CGAS St.
- Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) has 2 runways.
- Because of Albert Whitted Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Albert Whitted Airport 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.
- It's also home to the PilotMall.com Pilot Shop, which has been located on the field since 2005.
- The furthest airport from Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about NAS Jacksonville (NIP):
- Because of NAS Jacksonville's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Jacksonville 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.
- Increased training and construction characterized NAS Jacksonville’s response to America’s entry into World War II.
- In 1963 M-114 became a joint-use facility with the Federal Aviation Administration.
- NAS Jacksonville (NIP) has 2 runways.
- Support facilities include an additional outlying field for pilot training, a maintenance depot employing more than 150 different trade skills capable of performing maintenance as basic as changing a tire to intricate micro-electronics or total engine disassembly, a Naval Hospital, a Fleet Industrial Supply Center, a Navy Family Service Center, a DeCA commissary, Navy Exchange, and recreational facilities for both single sailors and families of the Active, Reserve and Retired military communities.
- The furthest airport from NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,444 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- During the late 1940s, the jet age was dawning and in 1948 the Navy’s first jet carrier air groups and squadrons came to NAS Jacksonville.
- The closest airport to NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of NIP.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Jacksonville", another name for NIP is "Towers Field".
- In 1973, with the assignment of Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing One, the station’s primary mission became antisubmarine warfare.