Nonstop flight route between Macapá, Amapá, Brazil and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(0°3'2"N by 51°4'13"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°21'15"N by 87°18'20"W)
Distance from MCP to NPA:
3,168.28 miles (5,098.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), Macapá, Amapá, Brazil and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,168 miles (or 5,099 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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field, 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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCP / SBMQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'2"N by 51°4'13"W |
| Area Served: | Macapá |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCP |
| More Information: | MCP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPA / KNPA |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP):
- In addition to being known as "Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport", another name for MCP is "Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre".
- The closest airport to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) WSW of MCP.
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport handled 573,533 passengers last year.
- The airport was opened in 1970.
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre 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.
- The furthest airport from Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Arso Airport (ARJ), which is nearly antipodal to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (meaning Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arso Airport), and is located 12,210 miles (19,650 kilometers) away in Arso, Indonesia.
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- 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 site now occupied by NAS Pensacola has been controlled by varying nations.
- 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.
- Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
- 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.
- On March 3, 2010 the commander of the base, Captain William Reavey Jr., was relieved of command after a Navy investigation into alleged improper conduct.
- With World War II having started, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 124.20 miles (199.88 km) WSW | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 204.67 miles (329.38 km) ESE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 242.28 miles (389.92 km) SSW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 286.89 miles (461.70 km) NNW | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 5 | 308.42 miles (496.35 km) WSW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 322.59 miles (519.16 km) NW | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 341.34 miles (549.34 km) NNW | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 8 | 374.91 miles (603.36 km) NW | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 376.29 miles (605.57 km) NW | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 10 | 378.10 miles (608.49 km) NW | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 11 | 383.13 miles (616.58 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 385.78 miles (620.85 km) NW | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 13 | 397.41 miles (639.57 km) SSE | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 409.16 miles (658.49 km) NW | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 15 | 409.29 miles (658.69 km) NW | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,210.00 miles (19,650.04 km) S | Arso Airport (ARJ) | Arso, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,210.00 miles (19,650.04 km) S | Amahai Airport (AHI) | Amahai, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,177.67 miles (19,598.01 km) WSW | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,177.38 miles (19,597.55 km) SSE | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,138.95 miles (19,535.70 km) ENE | Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) | Manado, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,132.79 miles (19,525.79 km) SW | Fakfak Airport (FKQ) | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,132.13 miles (19,524.73 km) SSE | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,116.05 miles (19,498.84 km) NNE | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,087.90 miles (19,453.54 km) NE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,083.50 miles (19,446.46 km) WSW | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,082.03 miles (19,444.09 km) WSW | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,078.35 miles (19,438.18 km) W | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,024.59 miles (19,351.65 km) SW | Kaimana Airport (KNG) | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,021.72 miles (19,347.03 km) W | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,014.05 miles (19,334.69 km) E | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.22 miles (13.22 km) NNW | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 10.86 miles (17.48 km) NE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 19.80 miles (31.87 km) W | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 22.28 miles (35.86 km) WSW | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 30.63 miles (49.30 km) NNE | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 47.34 miles (76.19 km) E | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 49.15 miles (79.10 km) WNW | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 49.82 miles (80.18 km) E | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (DSI) | Destin, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 50.89 miles (81.90 km) ENE | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 55.08 miles (88.63 km) ENE | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 60.45 miles (97.29 km) WNW | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 73.30 miles (117.96 km) W | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 76.32 miles (122.82 km) N | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 90.03 miles (144.88 km) E | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) | Panama City, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 96.52 miles (155.34 km) W | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,154.08 miles (17,950.70 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,129.65 miles (17,911.39 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,122.99 miles (17,900.67 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,111.71 miles (17,882.52 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,105.72 miles (17,872.88 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,105.45 miles (17,872.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,100.34 miles (17,864.22 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,089.71 miles (17,847.12 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,084.06 miles (17,838.02 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,074.95 miles (17,823.37 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,064.20 miles (17,806.06 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,059.33 miles (17,798.23 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,058.92 miles (17,797.56 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,044.53 miles (17,774.41 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,038.04 miles (17,763.95 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |