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AYS to NPA: distance & flight time
Waycross (Waycross Ware County Airport) → Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field)
299 mi
481 km · 260 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
299 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AYS — Waycross Ware County Airport · Waycross, United States
- NPA — Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AYS
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base51 mi away
- BQK · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport55 mi away
- SSI · Malcolm McKinnon Airport60 mi away
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport61 mi away
Near NPA
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport21 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North31 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AYS from NPA?
The flight distance from Waycross (AYS) to Pensacola (NPA) is 299 miles (481 km, 260 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AYS to NPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AYS to NPA?
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