Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States and Yaroslavl, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States and Tunoshna (IAR), Yaroslavl, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,945 miles (or 7,958 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 Norfolk International Airport and Tunoshna, 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 Norfolk International Airport and Tunoshna. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORF / KORF |
Airport Name: | Norfolk International Airport |
Location: | Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°53'40"N by 76°12'3"W |
Area Served: | Norfolk, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Norfolk |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORF |
More Information: | ORF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAR / UUDL |
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Location: | Yaroslavl, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°33'38"N by 40°9'26"E |
Area Served: | Yaroslavl |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAR |
More Information: | IAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk International Airport (ORF):
- Because of Norfolk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk 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.
- Approximately 70 million pounds of air cargo are presently shipped in and out of Norfolk International Airport each year.
- Norfolk International Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres at an elevation of 27 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WNW of ORF.
- The airport's largest capital improvement project, Arrival 2002, was completed in June 2002.
- Norfolk International Airport (ORF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1950, responsibility for the airport was turned over to the newly established Norfolk Port and Industrial Authority which could proudly call Norfolk Municipal Airport one of the finest in the nation and one of the busiest.
Facts about Tunoshna (IAR):
- During the Cold War it was a key interceptor aircraft base.
- Tunoshna (IAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tunoshna", another name for IAR is "Аэропорт Туношна".
- The furthest airport from Tunoshna (IAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,606 miles (17,069 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Tunoshna (IAR) is Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ENE of IAR.
- On September 7, 2011, a Yak-Service Yak-42, carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to Minsk, crashed on take-off from Tunoshna, killing 44 of the 45 occupants.
- Because of Tunoshna's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunoshna 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.