Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida, United States and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,047 miles (or 1,686 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Pensacola International Airport (PNS):

• The Delta subsidiary, Song had service to Orlando International Airport.
• 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.
• This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Runway 17 has an instrument landing system and approach lights, while the Runway 26 approach has a localizer approach.
• Pensacola International Airport (PNS) has 2 runways.
• The airport director is Greg Donovan, who replaced Melinda Crawford in 2012.
• In 1978, after deregulation of the airline industry, several airlines tried Pensacola, including Continental and Delta.
• 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.

Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):

• The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
• "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.
• Until the 1953–59 revolution, thousands of Cubans commuted daily from outside the base to jobs within.
• The Migrant Operations Center on Guantanamo typically keeps fewer than 30 people interdicted at sea in the Caribbean region.
• Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.