Nonstop flight route between Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aur Airport (AUL), Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,087 miles (or 11,406 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 Aur 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 Aur Airport and Naval Station Norfolk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUL / |
Airport Name: | Aur Airport |
Location: | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°8'43"N by 171°10'23"E |
Area Served: | Aur, Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands |
View all routes: | Routes from AUL |
More Information: | AUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGU / KNGU |
Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Aur Airport (AUL):
- The furthest airport from Aur Airport (AUL) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Aur Airport (meaning Aur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Aur Airport (AUL) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of AUL.
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
- During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- 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.
- The Republican party rose to power in 1920, promising fiscal austerity.
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The last permanent structure added had been the administration building, constructed in 1930.
- In all, these new requirements led to enlarging the construction project to five times its original scope.
- World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.