Nonstop flight route between Misima Island, Papua New Guinea and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Misima Airport (MIS), Misima Island, Papua New Guinea and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,892 miles (or 14,310 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 Misima 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 Misima 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 Misima Airport (MIS):

• Because of Misima Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Misima 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.
• Misima Airport (MIS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Misima Airport (MIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is nearly antipodal to Misima Airport (meaning Misima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from São Filipe Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
• The closest airport to Misima Airport (MIS) is Guasopa Airport (GAZ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) N of MIS.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• In this early phase of the war, the U-boats had the best of it.
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• 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.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• 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.