Nonstop flight route between Newport News, Virginia, United States and Marietta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States and Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 503 miles (or 809 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 relatively short distance between Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHF / KPHF |
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Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W |
Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula |
Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHF |
More Information: | PHF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE |
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Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MGE |
More Information: | MGE Maps & Info |
Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- In February 2012, PEOPLExpress Airlines announced plans to fly out of the airport to several destinations.
- In 1951, the original passenger terminal was damaged by a fire.
- In 2008, the PAC selected Ken R.
- Between 1952 and the 1970, three other airlines United Airlines, National Airlines, and Allegheny Airlines extended service to the airport.
- In January 2011, Delta Air Lines provided two additional daily flights to Atlanta using 142-seat MD-88 aircraft, for a total of four.
- The airport has handled more than one million passengers every year since 2005.
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was originally named Patrick Henry Airport.
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- In 1940, the CAA offered to build a modern paved airport in Cobb County if the local governments provided the land.
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
- Also in 1948 the airfield became Marietta Air Force Base as a result of the creation of the United States Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- The future of Plant #6 seems secure.
- The Department of War, in turn, announced that it would not contest the wish of the Department of the Navy to take over Rickenbacker Field, and that it would build its new factory elsewhere.