Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida, United States and Beaufort County Airport (BFT), Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 409 miles (or 658 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 Pensacola International Airport and Beaufort County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNS / KPNS |
| Airport Name: | Pensacola International Airport |
| Location: | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°28'23"N by 87°11'12"W |
| Area Served: | Pensacola, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pensacola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNS |
| More Information: | PNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFT / KARW |
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| Location: | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'43"N by 80°38'3"W |
| Area Served: | Lady's Island |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Beaufort |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFT |
| More Information: | BFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Pensacola International Airport (PNS):
- The closest airport to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of PNS.
- In 1935 a passenger terminal opened, and airline service began two years later.
- On December 27, 1987 an Eastern Airlines DC-9-31 made a hard landing and split its fuselage open just aft of its wing root.
- Pensacola has one passenger terminal with 12 gates, built in the early 1990s.
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Pensacola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Pensacola International 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.
- Pensacola International Airport, formerly Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport, is a public use airport three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Pensacola, in Escambia County, Florida, United States.
- The furthest airport from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,148 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Beaufort County Airport (BFT):
- Beaufort County Airport (BFT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Beaufort County Airport", another name for BFT is "ARW".
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- Because of Beaufort County Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaufort 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.
- Beaufort County Airport covers an area of 110 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Beaufort County Airport (BFT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Beaufort County Airport (BFT) is Hilton Head Airport (HHH), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of BFT.
