Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Malang, East Java, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States and Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), Malang, East Java, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,418 miles (or 16,765 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 Abdul Rachman Saleh 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 Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):

• The site now occupied by NAS Pensacola has been controlled by varying nations.
• After the war, the ruins at the yard were cleared away and work was begun to rebuild the base.
• Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• With World War II having started, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities.
• The Navy Department awakened to the possibilities of naval aviation through the efforts of Captain Washington Irving Chambers.
• Pensacola was taken by General Andrew Jackson in November 1814 during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States.
• 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 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 addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".

Facts about Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG):

• Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport is an airport serving Malang, the second largest city in East Java province of Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport", another name for MLG is "Bandar Udara Abdul Rachman Saleh".
• Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) is Juanda International Airport (SUB), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) N of MLG.
• The furthest airport from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is nearly antipodal to Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (meaning Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flecheras Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela.