Nonstop flight route between Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP), Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela and Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,005 miles (or 3,226 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 Valle de la Pascua 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: | VDP / SVVP |
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Location: | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'18"N by 65°59'35"W |
Area Served: | Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDP |
More Information: | VDP 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 Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP):
- Because of Valle de la Pascua Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Valle de la Pascua 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 furthest airport from Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is nearly antipodal to Valle de la Pascua Airport (meaning Valle de la Pascua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Blimbingsari Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) is Calabozo Airport (CLZ), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) WSW of VDP.
- Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Valle de la Pascua Airport", another name for VDP is "Valle de la Pascua".
Facts about Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA):
- Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) has 3 runways.
- The Navy Department awakened to the possibilities of naval aviation through the efforts of Captain Washington Irving Chambers.
- In 1825, the US designated this area for the Pensacola Navy Yard was designated and Congress appropriated $6,000 for a lighthouse.
- On 12 January 1861, just prior to the commencement of the Civil War, the Warrington Navy Yard surrendered to secessionists.
- 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.
- In August 1940, a larger auxiliary base, Saufley Field, named for LT R.C.
- 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 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.
- With the inauguration in 1935 of the cadet training program, activity at Pensacola again expanded.
- Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola.
- Also located on board NAS Pensacola is Naval Aviation Schools Command.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field", another name for NPA is "KNPA - FAA: NPA".