Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Badajoz, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Badajoz Airport (BJZ), Badajoz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,694 miles (or 5,945 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 Naval Station Norfolk and Badajoz Airport, 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 Naval Station Norfolk and Badajoz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJZ / LEBZ |
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Location: | Badajoz, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'29"N by 6°49'17"W |
Area Served: | Badajoz, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 608 feet (185 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJZ |
More Information: | BJZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- 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.
- Locally, Fleet Air Wing 5 units flew under its operational command of the 5th Naval District.
- On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.
- Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
- The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- NAS Norfolk started its roots training aviators at Naval Air Detachment, Curtiss Field, Newport News, on May 19, 1917.
- 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.
- The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
Facts about Badajoz Airport (BJZ):
- Badajoz Airport handled 29,113 passengers last year.
- Because of Badajoz Airport's relatively low elevation of 608 feet, planes can take off or land at Badajoz 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.
- Badajoz Airport (BJZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) SW of BJZ.
- The furthest airport from Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Badajoz Airport (meaning Badajoz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Badajoz Airport", other names for BJZ include "Aeropuerto de Badajoz", "Talavera la Real Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Talavera la Real".