Nonstop flight route between Pehuajó, Argentina and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH), Pehuajó, Argentina and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,114 miles (or 8,230 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 Comodoro Pedro Zanni 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 Comodoro Pedro Zanni 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: | PEH / SAZP |
Airport Name: | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport |
Location: | Pehuajó, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°50'40"S by 61°51'27"W |
Area Served: | Pehuajó |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 278 feet (85 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEH |
More Information: | PEH 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 Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH):
- Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) is Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (meaning Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Linyi Shubuling Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Linyi, Shandong, China.
- Because of Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport's relatively low elevation of 278 feet, planes can take off or land at Comodoro Pedro Zanni 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 closest airport to Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NNE of PEH.
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.
- 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.
- Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
- Important historical events were taking place on the air side of the station as well.
- The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
- The increased pace of operations made it necessary to further physical plant growth.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
- Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.