Naval Air Station Pensacola

Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola is a United States Navy base located next to , a community southwest of the city limits.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: Forrest Sherman Field”, “KNPA”, “NAS Pensacola”, and “NPA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pensacola Light and Fort Pickens.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a lighthouse at , in Florida. It is the third iteration of what was originally a lightship, the Aurora Borealis, and remains an aid to navigation.

Museum
is a historic pentagonal military fort on in the , area. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Naval Air Station Pensacola

Latitude
30.35266° or 30° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-87.31865° or 87° 19′ 7″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
IATA airport code
NPA
ICAO airport code
KNPA
FAA airport code
NPA
Open location code
862J9M3J+3G
Geo­Names ID
6301670
Wiki­data ID
Q321162
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Naval Air Station Pensacola” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Pensacola
  • Chinese: 彭萨科拉海军航空基地
  • Chinese: 彭萨科拉海军航空站
  • Chinese: 彭薩科拉海軍航空基地
  • Chinese: 彭薩科拉海軍航空站
  • Chinese: 海军彭萨科拉航空站
  • Chinese: 潘薩科拉海軍航空站
  • Czech: Námořní letecká základna Pensacola
  • Czech: Pensacola
  • Dutch: Naval Air Station Pensacola
  • French: aérodrome de Pensacola Nas/Forrest Sherman Field
  • French: NAS Pensacola
  • French: Naval Air Station Pensacola
  • German: KNPA
  • German: NAS Pensacola
  • German: Naval Air Station Pensacola
  • Hebrew: בסיס הצי פנסקולה
  • Indonesian: KNPA
  • Indonesian: NPA
  • Italian: Naval Air Station Pensacola
  • Japanese: NASペンサコラ
  • Japanese: ペンサコーラ海軍航空基地
  • Japanese: ペンサコーラ米海軍航空基地
  • Japanese: ペンサコラ海軍基地
  • Persian: پایگاه هوایی پنسکوولا
  • Portuguese: Base Aeronaval de Pensacola
  • Portuguese: Estação Aeronaval de Pensacola
  • Swedish: Naval Air Station Pensacola
  • Tajik: Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Пенсакола
  • Urdu: نیول ایئراسٹیشن پینساکولا

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pleasant Grove and Beach Haven.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pensacola Naval Air Station Historic District and National Museum of Naval Aviation.

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