Nonstop flight route between San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,215 miles (or 6,784 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 Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field, 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 Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUC / SANT |
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| Location: | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°50'26"S by 65°6'16"W |
| Area Served: | Tucumán Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1495 feet (456 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUC |
| More Information: | TUC 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 Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC):
- In addition to being known as "Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport", another name for TUC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tucumán".
- The furthest airport from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (meaning Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jinggangshan Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (19,999 kilometers) away in Ji'an, Jiangxi, China.
- Tucumán International Airport has direct public transport links to San Miguel de Tucumán served by Bus nº 121 to the Bus Terminal Station, through AV.
- The Departing Sector was rebuilt in 2005.
- It has 135,000 m² of runways, 21,250 m² of taxiways, a 6,985 m² terminal, two hangars of 1,840 m², and parking places for 278 cars.
- Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) is Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of TUC.
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- The air station also hosts the Naval Education and Training Command and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, which provides training for all naval flight surgeons, aviation physiologists, and aviation experimental psychologists.
- During the 2005 round of Base Realignment and Closure, people in Florida and the Navy feared that NAS Pensacola might be closed, despite its naval hub status, due to extensive damage by Hurricane Ivan in late 2004.
- during the Korean War, the military was caught in the midst of transition from propellers to jets.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- Upon the entry of the United States into World War I on 6 April 1917, Pensacola, still the only naval air station, had 38 naval aviators, 163 enlisted men trained in aviation support, and 54 fixed-wing aircraft.
- 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 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.
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- Other tenant activities include the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flying F/A-18 Hornets and a single USMC KC-130F Hercules.
- 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.
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