Nonstop flight route between Calverton, New York, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), Calverton, New York, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 333 miles (or 536 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 relatively short distance between Calverton Executive Airpark and Naval Station Norfolk, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTO / |
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Location: | Calverton, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'53"N by 72°47'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Riverhead |
Airport Type: | Public-owned, Private-use |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTO |
More Information: | CTO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGU / KNGU |
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Location: | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'42"N by 76°18'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Station |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NGU |
More Information: | NGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO):
- In addition to being known as "Calverton Executive Airpark", other names for CTO include "CTO[1]" and "3C8".
- Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) has 2 runways.
- Through 2007, debates raged whether to turn the space into a mega complex around a NASCAR track called EPCAL Centre or a giant ski resort based construction of an artificial 350-foot high indoor ski mountain.
- It will take up to three years to get the necessary environmental permits and the original proposed opening date of the project is 2012.
- The closest airport to Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of CTO.
- Because of Calverton Executive Airpark's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Calverton Executive Airpark 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 Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1996, the wreckage of TWA Flight 800 which had crashed about 20 miles south of the airport was reconstructed in a hangar.
- It was formerly the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton which was owned by the United States Navy and used to assemble, test, refit and retrofit jets built by the Grumman Corporation on Long Island.
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
- 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.
- In all, these new requirements led to enlarging the construction project to five times its original scope.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- In July 1940, the Federal government began dredging Willoughby Bay and the Naval Air Station seaplane operating area at Breezy Point, Virginia was constructed from reclaimed marshlands at the mouth of Mason Creek, Virginia.
- Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
- Important historical events were taking place on the air side of the station as well.