Nonstop flight route between Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Peawanuck Airport (YPO), Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,705 miles (or 2,743 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 Peawanuck 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: | YPO / CYPO |
| Airport Name: | Peawanuck Airport |
| Location: | Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°59'17"N by 85°26'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPO |
| More Information: | YPO 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 Peawanuck Airport (YPO):
- The furthest airport from Peawanuck Airport (YPO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,678 miles (17,185 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Peawanuck Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Peawanuck 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.
- Peawanuck Airport (YPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Peawanuck Airport (YPO) is Fort Severn Airport (YER), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) NW of YPO.
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- In 1781, as an ally of the American rebels during the American Revolutionary War, the Spanish captured Pensacola.
- 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.
- 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.
- In the years following World War I, aviation training slowed down.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
- In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.
