Nonstop flight route between Anniston, Alabama, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anniston Regional Airport (ANB), Anniston, Alabama, United States and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 239 miles (or 385 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 Anniston Regional Airport and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANB / KANB |
Airport Name: | Anniston Regional Airport |
Location: | Anniston, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°35'17"N by 85°51'29"W |
Area Served: | Anniston, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Anniston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 612 feet (187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANB |
More Information: | ANB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Anniston Regional Airport (ANB):
- Anniston Regional Airport covers an area of 596 acres at an elevation of 612 feet above mean sea level.
- Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) is Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of ANB.
- The furthest airport from Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,235 miles (18,081 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Anniston Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 612 feet, planes can take off or land at Anniston Regional 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.
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- Pensacola was taken by General Andrew Jackson in November 1814 during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- 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.
- Pilot training requirements shifted upward to meet the demands for the Vietnam War, which occupied much of the 1960s and 1970s.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- Upon the entry of the United States into World War I on 6 April 1917, Pensacola, still the only naval air station, had 38 naval aviators, 163 enlisted men trained in aviation support, and 54 fixed-wing aircraft.