Nonstop flight route between Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obando Airport (PDA), Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,226 miles (or 3,582 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 Obando 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:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDA / SKPD |
Airport Name: | Obando Airport |
Location: | Puerto Inírida, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDA |
More Information: | PDA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Obando Airport (PDA):
- The closest airport to Obando Airport (PDA) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) N of PDA.
- Because of Obando Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Obando 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 Obando Airport (PDA) is H. Asan Airport (SMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obando Airport (meaning Obando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from H. Asan Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.
- Obando Airport (PDA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (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.
- during the Korean War, the military was caught in the midst of transition from propellers to jets.
- The Naval Photography School was located at base.
- On 20 January 1914, LCdr.
- 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 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.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.