Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and West Palm Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 743 miles (or 1,195 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 Naval Station Norfolk and Palm Beach International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | PBI / KPBI |
Airport Name: | Palm Beach International Airport |
Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'59"N by 80°5'44"W |
Area Served: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBI |
More Information: | PBI 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.
- As World War I came to an end, the former NAS Hampton Roads saw erratic growth, growing to nearly 167 officers, 1,227 enlisted men and 65 planes.
- After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
- 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.
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
Facts about Palm Beach International Airport (PBI):
- The closest airport to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) S of PBI.
- Delta Air Lines began scheduled flights in 1959 and Capital Airlines in 1960.
- Enplaning and deplaning combined.
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) has 3 runways.
- Palm Beach International Airport handled 5,609,168 passengers last year.
- Because of Palm Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach International 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.
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.