Nonstop flight route between Boké, Guinea and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ), Boké, Guinea and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,209 miles (or 6,775 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 Boké Baralande Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana, 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 Boké Baralande Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKJ / GUOK |
Airport Name: | Boké Baralande Airport |
Location: | Boké, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°57'56"N by 14°16'51"W |
Area Served: | Boké |
View all routes: | Routes from BKJ |
More Information: | BKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTU / KNTU |
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Location: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'14"N by 76°1'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
Airport Type: | Naval air station |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTU |
More Information: | NTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ):
- The closest airport to Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) SE of BKJ.
- The furthest airport from Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Boké Baralande Airport (meaning Boké Baralande Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):
- Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists.
- Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.
- Home to seventeen strike fighter squadrons of F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18 Super Hornets, the base is the sole East Coast Master Jet Base and home to all the east coast strike-fighter units.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
- Under the Navy's Master Jet Base concept, all Type/Model/Series aircraft were homebased at one field with associated intermediate maintenance and training facilities.