Nonstop flight route between Berbera, Somalia and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Berbera Airport (BBO), Berbera, Somalia and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,413 miles (or 11,930 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 Berbera 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 Berbera 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: | BBO / HCMI |
Airport Name: | Berbera Airport |
Location: | Berbera, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°23'21"N by 44°56'27"E |
Area Served: | Berbera, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBO |
More Information: | BBO 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 Berbera Airport (BBO):
- Because of Berbera Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Berbera 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.
- Berbera Airport (BBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Berbera Airport (BBO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Berbera Airport (meaning Berbera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,577 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Berbera Airport (BBO) is Burao Airport (BUO), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SE of BBO.
Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
- Aside from its military function, NAS Oceana was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle until the program ended in 2011.
- 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.