Nonstop flight route between Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coondewanna Airport (CJF), Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,117 miles (or 17,891 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 Coondewanna 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 Coondewanna 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: | CJF / YCWA |
Airport Name: | Coondewanna Airport |
Location: | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°58'0"S by 118°48'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | BHP Billiton Iron Ore |
Elevation: | 2327 feet (709 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CJF |
More Information: | CJF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Coondewanna Airport (CJF):
- The closest airport to Coondewanna Airport (CJF) is Barimunya Airport (BYP), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of CJF.
- Coondewanna Airport (CJF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Coondewanna Airport (CJF) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Coondewanna Airport (meaning Coondewanna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,087 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- In June 1941, the personnel count at the Naval Station dramatically increased once again.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
- The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
- 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 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.
- Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
- 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".