Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Jacksonville (NIP), Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 941 miles (or 1,515 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 NAS Jacksonville and Syracuse Hancock International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYR / KSYR |
| Airport Name: | Syracuse Hancock International Airport |
| Location: | Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°6'39"N by 76°6'23"W |
| Area Served: | Syracuse, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Syracuse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 421 feet (128 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYR |
| More Information: | SYR Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS Jacksonville (NIP):
- NAS Jacksonville (NIP) has 2 runways.
- During 1962 M-114 joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment system, feeding data to DC-09 at Gunter AFB, Alabama.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Jacksonville", another name for NIP is "Towers Field".
- By the mid-1950s, with the station's continuing growth, the Navy was having a tremendous impact on the economic growth in the Jacksonville and Duval County area.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR):
- The east-west instrument runway was extended from its original 5500 feet by the mid-1950s to 6863 feet and a few years later to 8000 feet.
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport handled 2,064,399 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of SYR.
- On December 12, 2013 Senator Charles Schumer announced that he had met with Delta CEO Richard Anderson.
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) has 2 runways.
- Syracuse Hancock International is home to Syracuse Flight School which replaced what was Waypoint Flight School.
- The furthest airport from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Syracuse Hancock International Airport's relatively low elevation of 421 feet, planes can take off or land at Syracuse Hancock 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.
