AirportsPensacola International Airport is a large airport serving Pensacola, in Florida, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PNS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PNS
- ICAO code
- KPNS
- City
- Pensacola
- State or region
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.4727° N, 87.1866° W
- Elevation
- 37 m (121 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,135 m (7,004 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PNS means Pensacola International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KPNS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.4727° N, 87.1866° W. It stands 37 metres (121 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Mobile, about 86 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pensacola International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,135 metres (7,004 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 342.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,135 m 7,004 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Destin-Fort Walton Beach AirportValparaiso | VPS | 64 km |
| Destin Executive AirportDestin | DSI | 69 km |
| Mobile Regional AirportMobile | MOB | 104 km |
| Northwest Florida Beaches International AirportPanama City Beach | ECP | 134 km |
| Gulfport Biloxi International AirportGulfport | GPT | 181 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,243 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,106 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,647 km | 15 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,194 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,654 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,951 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,284 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,184 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,585 km | 18 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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