Nonstop flight route between Scribner, Nebraska, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB), Scribner, Nebraska, United States and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 935 miles (or 1,505 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 Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB):

• The field's primary mission was to provide aircrew training for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bomber air crews.
• The closest airport to Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Fremont Municipal Airport (FET), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of SCB.
• The remainder of the former Airfield was rented out.
• Scribner State Airport covers an area of 789 acres at an elevation of 1,325 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,636 miles (17,117 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) has 2 runways.

Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: 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.
• The Pensacola and Fort Barrancas Railroad was constructed in 1870 during the Reconstruction era, bringing rail service aboard the Navy Yard, and improving connections to the city of Pensacola.
• 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.
• Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
• Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola, "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy base located next to Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits.
• With World War II having started, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities.
• In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.
• Pilot training requirements shifted upward to meet the demands for the Vietnam War, which occupied much of the 1960s and 1970s.
• After the war, the ruins at the yard were cleared away and work was begun to rebuild the base.
• Realizing the advantages of the Pensacola harbor and the large timber reserves nearby for shipbuilding, in 1825 President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard made arrangements to build a Navy Yard on the southern tip of Escambia County, where the air station is today.
• Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
• The Navy Department awakened to the possibilities of naval aviation through the efforts of Captain Washington Irving Chambers.