Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States and Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,003 miles (or 1,613 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 Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field and Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ESP / |
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| Location: | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°2'8"N by 75°9'38"W |
| Area Served: | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Pocono Stroudsburg Airport Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 480 feet (146 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ESP |
| More Information: | ESP 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.
- During the 2005 round of Base Realignment and Closure, people in Florida and the Navy feared that NAS Pensacola might be closed, despite its naval hub status, due to extensive damage by Hurricane Ivan in late 2004.
- The Navy Department awakened to the possibilities of naval aviation through the efforts of Captain Washington Irving Chambers.
- On 12 January 1861, just prior to the commencement of the Civil War, the Warrington Navy Yard surrendered to secessionists.
- 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.
- 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.
- In August 1940, a larger auxiliary base, Saufley Field, named for LT R.C.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- 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.
- Station Field was created on the north side of the navy yard in 1922.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
Facts about Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP):
- Because of Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport's relatively low elevation of 480 feet, planes can take off or land at Stroudsburg-Pocono 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.
- Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport", another name for ESP is "N53".
- The furthest airport from Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) is Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of ESP.
