Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Cirebon, Java, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States and Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), Cirebon, Java, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,510 miles (or 16,913 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 Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field and Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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 Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field and Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBN / WICD |
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| Location: | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°45'22"S by 108°32'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cirebon Regency Government |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBN |
| More Information: | CBN Maps & Info |
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.
- Pensacola was taken by General Andrew Jackson in November 1814 during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States.
- The Pensacola Naval Complex in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel.
- 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.
- In August 1940, a larger auxiliary base, Saufley Field, named for LT R.C.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- The Navy Department awakened to the possibilities of naval aviation through the efforts of Captain Washington Irving Chambers.
- Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola, "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy base located next to Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- The air station also hosts the Naval Education and Training Command and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, which provides training for all naval flight surgeons, aviation physiologists, and aviation experimental psychologists.
- 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.
- After the war, the ruins at the yard were cleared away and work was begun to rebuild the base.
- With World War II having started, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities.
Facts about Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN):
- In addition to being known as "Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport", another name for CBN is "Bandar Udara Penggung".
- Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSW of CBN.
- Because of Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) is Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME), which is nearly antipodal to Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (meaning Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Tame, Arauca, Colombia.
