Nonstop flight route between Troyes, France and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), Troyes, France and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,743 miles (or 7,633 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QYR / LFQB |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Troyes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'18"N by 4°1'0"E |
Area Served: | Troyes, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Troyes et de l'Aube |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 388 feet (118 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from QYR |
More Information: | QYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPA / KNPA |
Airport Names: |
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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 Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR):
- The closest airport to Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) is Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNE of QYR.
- Because of Troyes - Barberey Airport's relatively low elevation of 388 feet, planes can take off or land at Troyes - Barberey 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 Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Troyes - Barberey Airport (meaning Troyes - Barberey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,124 miles (19,512 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Troyes - Barberey Airport", another name for QYR is "Aéroport de Troyes - Barberey".
- Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) has 3 runways.
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.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- 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.
- 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.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- In May 2006, Navy construction crews unearthed a Spanish ship during an archeological excavation.
- In 1781, as an ally of the American rebels during the American Revolutionary War, the Spanish captured Pensacola.
- After the war, the ruins at the yard were cleared away and work was begun to rebuild the base.
- during the Korean War, the military was caught in the midst of transition from propellers to jets.
- The Navy Department awakened to the possibilities of naval aviation through the efforts of Captain Washington Irving Chambers.