Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field)
NPA · KNPA · Pensacola, Florida · Escambia County · map
Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 6 miles southwest of Pensacola, Florida, 28 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 07L/25R, is 8,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNPA · observed 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), 5 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 3,600 feet
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued , good until Wed 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC)
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, scattered clouds at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet VFR
- From Wed 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 9 knots, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
- From Wed 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet and more above MVFR
- From Wed 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 12 knots, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet and more above VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNPA 062356Z 04007KT 10SM OVC036 26/21 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02560211 10278 20256 53013 $
TAF KNPA 0623/0723 04008KT 9999 SCT028 OVC035 QNH2984INS FM070900 05009KT 9999 OVC015 QNH2982INS FM071500 06014G22KT 9999 BKN020 BKN120 OVC250 QNH2987INS FM072000 07012KT 9999 SCT025 BKN060 BKN120 OVC250 QNH2984INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0703 TIL 0711 TX28/0720Z TN23/0712Z FN20034
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NPA · ICAO KNPA
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1300-0300z++ mon-fri; closed saturday; 2100-0230z++ sunday, holidays by notam.
- Attended
- March to November, Monday to Friday, 12:00 pm to 0300z; Saturday, closed; Sunday, 9:00 pm to 0230z++; NOV to MAR, 1:00 pm to 0300z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07L/25R | 8,001 × 200 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
| 07R/25L | 8,000 × 200 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 7,136 × 200 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 07L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 25R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 07R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 25L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.35 | Sherman |
| Clearance delivery | 134.1 | Sherman |
| Ground | 121.7 | Sherman |
| Tower | 120.7 | Sherman |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 120.65 | Sherman |
Aircraft registered in Pensacola from the FAA register
507 aircraft are registered to owners in Pensacola, Florida: 257 piston singles, 203 helicopters, 22 piston twins, 9 turboprops, 8 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Available only during hours of operation.
- FSS-GAINESVILLE GNV- NOTAM pns
- Holidays by NOTAM. see flip AP/1 supplementary airport rmk.
- Hook E28(B)(1554')
- Hook E28(B) (1200')
- Hook E28(B) (1300')
- Hook E28(B) (1100')
- Hook E28(B) (1450')
- Hook E28(B) (1300')
- A-GEAR: 15 minimum ntc for short field arrestment.
- Jasu - 2(NC-10) 2(MSU-200)
- Fuel: jet a++
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.