Nonstop flight route between Ancona, Italy and Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Falconara Airport (AOI), Ancona, Italy and Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,509 miles (or 7,256 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 Falconara Airport and Norfolk International Airport, 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 Falconara Airport and Norfolk International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Falconara Airport (AOI):

• The furthest airport from Falconara Airport (AOI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,947 miles (19,226 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• During World War II, Falconara Airfield was a military airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force for B-25 Mitchell combat operations by the 321st Bombardment Group between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945.
• After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities.
• The closest airport to Falconara Airport (AOI) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NW of AOI.
• Falconara Airport is a joint-use civil airport and Italian Air Force facility in Italy, located approximately 3 km west of Falconara Marittima in province of Ancona, about 200 km north-northeast of Rome.
• Falconara Airport (AOI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Falconara Airport", another name for AOI is "Aeronautica Militare Falconara".

Facts about Norfolk International Airport (ORF):

• The closest airport to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WNW of ORF.
• As the troops returned from the war, the Army Air Corps returned the airport to the city's domain at the end of 1945, and commercial travel took off with two new airlines providing regular flights.
• 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.
• The airport's largest capital improvement project, Arrival 2002, was completed in June 2002.
• In the 1960s, the transition from propeller driven aircraft to jets gathered full steam.
• 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.
• Food, beverage and retail concessions are located throughout the main departures terminal lobby and both airline concourses.
• Changes continued throughout the 1990s as Norfolk International prepared for growth.
• General aviation services, or fixed based operations, are provided by Landmark Aviation with full-service facilities for maintaining and housing private and corporate aircraft.
• In 1974, the airport dedicated its new, state-of-the-art terminal and additional land was secured for further expansion.
• The terminal building, the 1991 concourse expansion, and the Arrival 2002 project were all designed by Shriver & Holland Associates