Nonstop flight route between Tifton, Georgia, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA), Tifton, Georgia, United States and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 238 miles (or 383 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 Henry Tift Myers Airport and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMA / KTMA |
Airport Name: | Henry Tift Myers Airport |
Location: | Tifton, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°25'44"N by 83°29'18"W |
Area Served: | Tifton, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | Tifton & Tift County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 355 feet (108 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMA |
More Information: | TMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPA / KNPA |
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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 Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA):
- Tifton Army Airfield was activated on August 12, 1940.
- Because of Henry Tift Myers Airport's relatively low elevation of 355 feet, planes can take off or land at Henry Tift Myers 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 Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA) is Spence Airport (MUL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of TMA.
- Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA) has 2 runways.
- Henry Tift Myers Airport covers an area of 826 acres at an elevation of 355 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,344 miles (18,256 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.
- 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.
- With the inauguration in 1935 of the cadet training program, activity at Pensacola again expanded.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: 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.
- The National Naval Aviation Museum, the Pensacola Naval Air Station Historic District, the National Park Service-administered Fort Barrancas and its associated Advance Redoubt, and the Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum are all located at NAS Pensacola, as well as Barrancas National Cemetery.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- during the Korean War, the military was caught in the midst of transition from propellers to jets.
- Station Field was created on the north side of the navy yard in 1922.
- In 1971, NAS Pensacola was picked as the headquarters site for CNET, a new command which combined direction and control of all Navy education and training activities and organizations.
- 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.