Nonstop flight route between Camden, South Carolina, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Woodward Field (CDN), Camden, South Carolina, United States and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 478 miles (or 769 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 Woodward Field 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: | CDN / KCDN |
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| Location: | Camden, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°17'0"N by 80°33'53"W |
| Area Served: | Camden, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Kershaw County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDN |
| More Information: | CDN 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 Woodward Field (CDN):
- Woodward Field (CDN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Woodward Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Woodward 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 closest airport to Woodward Field (CDN) is Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of CDN.
- Woodward Field is named for philanthropist and equestrian Ernest Woodward, who donated 160 acres of land for an airport in 1929.
- Flying training ended on 4 August 1944 and afterwords the airfield returned to civil control
- The furthest airport from Woodward Field (CDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,541 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Woodward Field", another name for CDN is "Kershaw County Airport".
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.
- With the inauguration in 1935 of the cadet training program, activity at Pensacola again expanded.
- 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.
- Also located on board NAS Pensacola is Naval Aviation Schools Command.
- 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.
- The National Naval Aviation Museum, the Pensacola Naval Air Station Historic District, the National Park Service-administered Fort Barrancas and its associated Advance Redoubt, and the Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum are all located at NAS Pensacola, as well as Barrancas National Cemetery.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- Realizing the advantages of the Pensacola harbor and the large timber reserves nearby for shipbuilding, in 1825 President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard made arrangements to build a Navy Yard on the southern tip of Escambia County, where the air station is today.
- With World War II having started, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities.
- 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.
