Nonstop flight route between Orange, Virginia, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Orange County Airport (OMH), Orange, Virginia, United States and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 759 miles (or 1,221 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 Orange County Airport and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Orange County Airport (OMH):

• Because of Orange County Airport's relatively low elevation of 464 feet, planes can take off or land at Orange County 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.
• Orange County Airport (OMH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Orange County Airport covers an area of 322 acres at an elevation of 464 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Orange County Airport (OMH) is Louisa County Airport (LOW), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSE of OMH.
• In addition to being known as "Orange County Airport", another name for OMH is "KOMH".
• The furthest airport from Orange County Airport (OMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,645 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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

• Station Field was created on the north side of the navy yard in 1922.
• In August 1940, a larger auxiliary base, Saufley Field, named for LT R.C.
• during the Korean War, the military was caught in the midst of transition from propellers to jets.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1781, as an ally of the American rebels during the American Revolutionary War, the Spanish captured Pensacola.
• Upon the entry of the United States into World War I on 6 April 1917, Pensacola, still the only naval air station, had 38 naval aviators, 163 enlisted men trained in aviation support, and 54 fixed-wing aircraft.
• 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.
• The Pensacola Naval Complex in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel.
• In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.