Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Greeneville, Tennessee, 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 Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY), Greeneville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 479 miles (or 772 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 Greeneville-Greene County Municipal 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: | GCY / KGCY |
Airport Name: | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport |
Location: | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°11'35"N by 82°48'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Greeneville & Greene County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1608 feet (490 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCY |
More Information: | GCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (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.
- In 1971, NAS Pensacola was picked as the headquarters site for CNET, a new command which combined direction and control of all Navy education and training activities and organizations.
- 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 addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- NAS Pensacola contains Forrest Sherman Field, home of Training Air Wing SIX, providing undergraduate flight training for all prospective Naval Flight Officers for the U.S.
- 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.
- Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
- 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.
- In the years following World War I, aviation training slowed down.
Facts about Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY):
- The closest airport to Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NE of GCY.
- Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,413 miles (18,368 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.