Nonstop flight route between Nondalton, Alaska, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nondalton Airport (NNL), Nondalton, Alaska, United States and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,658 miles (or 5,888 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 Nondalton 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 Nondalton 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: | NNL / PANO |
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| Location: | Nondalton, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°58'49"N by 154°50'21"W |
| Area Served: | Nondalton, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 314 feet (96 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NNL |
| More Information: | NNL 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 Nondalton Airport (NNL):
- Nondalton Airport (NNL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nondalton Airport's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Nondalton 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 closest airport to Nondalton Airport (NNL) is Iliamna Airport (ILI), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) S of NNL.
- The furthest airport from Nondalton Airport (NNL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,641 miles (17,124 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Nondalton Airport", another name for NNL is "5NN".
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (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.
- 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.
- In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.
- In May 2006, Navy construction crews unearthed a Spanish ship during an archeological excavation.
- 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.
- Construction began in April 1826, and the Pensacola Navy Yard, also known as the Warrington Navy Yard, became one of the best equipped naval stations in the country.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- 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.
- Station Field was created on the north side of the navy yard in 1922.
- A select number of prospective U.S.
- Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
