Nonstop flight route between Burketown, Queensland, Australia and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burketown Airport (BUC), Burketown, Queensland, Australia and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,891 miles (or 15,918 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Burketown Airport and Naval Station Norfolk, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Burketown Airport and Naval Station Norfolk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Burketown Airport (BUC):

• The closest airport to Burketown Airport (BUC) is Doomadgee Airport (DMD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WSW of BUC.
• Burketown Airport (BUC) has 2 runways.
• Because of Burketown Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Burketown Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Burketown Airport (BUC) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The increased pace of operations made it necessary to further physical plant growth.
• Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
• Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
• The furthest airport from Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".