Nonstop flight route between Pensacola, Florida, United States and Manassas, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States and Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), Manassas, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 802 miles (or 1,291 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 Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field and Manassas Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEF / KHEF |
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Location: | Manassas, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'17"N by 77°30'56"W |
Area Served: | Manassas, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Manassas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 192 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEF |
More Information: | HEF Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".
- On March 3, 2010 the commander of the base, Captain William Reavey Jr., was relieved of command after a Navy investigation into alleged improper conduct.
- 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.
- After the war, the ruins at the yard were cleared away and work was begun to rebuild the base.
- 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.
Facts about Manassas Regional Airport (HEF):
- The furthest airport from Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,661 miles (18,767 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Manassas Regional Airport", other names for HEF include "Harry P. Davis Field" and "HEF[1] or MNZ[2]".
- Because of Manassas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Manassas Regional 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 Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HEF.
- An airport for Manassas was proposed in 1930, when the mayor was Harry P.