Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Bratislava, Slovakia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida, United States and Bratislava Airport (BTS), Bratislava, Slovakia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,280 miles (or 8,497 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 Pensacola International Airport and Bratislava 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 Pensacola International Airport and Bratislava Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BTS / LZIB |
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Location: | Bratislava, Slovakia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°10'12"N by 17°12'46"E |
Area Served: | Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Bratislava, a.s. (BTS) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTS |
More Information: | BTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Pensacola International Airport (PNS):
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of PNS.
- Pensacola mayor Ashton Hawyard announced on November 9, 2011 that, despite not serving any international destinations, the airport would change its name from Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport to Pensacola International Airport effective immediately.
- 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.
- Pensacola has one passenger terminal with 12 gates, built in the early 1990s.
- In 1935 a passenger terminal opened, and airline service began two years later.
Facts about Bratislava Airport (BTS):
- The furthest airport from Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Vienna International Airport (VIE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of BTS.
- In addition to being known as "Bratislava Airport", other names for BTS include "Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport" and "Letisko M. R. Štefánika".
- The airport has one terminal – the original terminal A, built in 1970 was demolished in January 2011 and replaced by the new terminal A, serving departures and arrivals.
- Bratislava Airport (BTS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bratislava Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at Bratislava 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.
- Bratislava Airport can be reached from the city centre, which is 9 km away, or from D1 highway.
- Bratislava Airport handled 1,416,117 passengers last year.