Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI), Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,830 miles (or 9,382 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 Nikolayevsk-on-Amur 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 Nikolayevsk-on-Amur 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: | NLI / |
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Location: | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°9'14"N by 140°39'18"E |
Area Served: | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLI |
More Information: | NLI Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- 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 Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The last permanent structure added had been the administration building, constructed in 1930.
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
- NAS Norfolk started its roots training aviators at Naval Air Detachment, Curtiss Field, Newport News, on May 19, 1917.
- 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.
- After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
- On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.
- By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
- East Camp, with an area of about 1,000 acres between the east side of Naval Station and Granby Street, had been sold off by the Army at the end of World War I.
Facts about Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI):
- In addition to being known as "Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport", another name for NLI is "Аэропорт Николаевск-на-Амуре".
- The closest airport to Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI) is Okha Airport (OHH), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ENE of NLI.
- Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,656 miles (18,758 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.