Nonstop flight route between Lake Minchumina, Alaska, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
 
    Arrival Airport:
 
    Distance from LMA to PNS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- LMA Airport Information
- PNS Airport Information
- Facts about LMA
- Facts about PNS
- Map of Nearest Airports to LMA
- List of Nearest Airports to LMA
- Map of Furthest Airports from LMA
- List of Furthest Airports from LMA
- Map of Nearest Airports to PNS
- List of Nearest Airports to PNS
- Map of Furthest Airports from PNS
- List of Furthest Airports from PNS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minchumina Airport (LMA), Lake Minchumina, Alaska, United States and Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,596 miles (or 5,787 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 Minchumina Airport and Pensacola 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 Minchumina Airport and Pensacola 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: | LMA / | 
| Airport Names: | 
 | 
| Location: | Lake Minchumina, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°53'9"N by 152°18'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Lake Minchumina, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 682 feet (208 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LMA | 
| More Information: | LMA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNS / KPNS | 
| Airport Name: | Pensacola International Airport | 
| Location: | Pensacola, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°28'23"N by 87°11'12"W | 
| Area Served: | Pensacola, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pensacola | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PNS | 
| More Information: | PNS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Minchumina Airport (LMA):
- Because of Minchumina Airport's relatively low elevation of 682 feet, planes can take off or land at Minchumina 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.
- The furthest airport from Minchumina Airport (LMA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,369 miles (16,687 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Minchumina Airport (LMA) is Minchumina Airport (MHM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LMA.
- In addition to being known as "Minchumina Airport", other names for LMA include "Lake Minchumina Airport", "MHM", "PAMH" and "MHM".
- Minchumina Airport (LMA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Pensacola International Airport (PNS):
- The furthest airport from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,148 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of PNS.
- The most common aircraft used by the airlines is the ERJ-145 on American Eagle and United Express.
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS) has 2 runways.
- On July 6, 1996, Delta Air Lines Flight 1288, an MD-88, experienced an uncontained engine failure during takeoff on Runway 17.
- Because of Pensacola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Pensacola International 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.
- This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- The terminal was expanded in 2011 at a cost of $35 million.




