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SOP to NPA: distance & flight time
Pinehurst-Southern Pines (Moore County Airport) → Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field)
571 mi
918 km · 496 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
571 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOP — Moore County Airport · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 SOP
- POB · Pope Field22 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field27 mi away
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field34 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport47 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 SOP from NPA?
The flight distance from Pinehurst-Southern Pines (SOP) to Pensacola (NPA) is 571 miles (918 km, 496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOP to NPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SOP to NPA?
Nonstop service on SOP–NPA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pinehurst-Southern Pines and Pensacola?
Pensacola is 1 hour behind Pinehurst-Southern Pines.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOP to NPA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOP–NPA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOP to NPA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOP–NPA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.