Nonstop flight route between Naples, Florida, United States and Norfolk Island, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naples Municipal Airport (APF), Naples, Florida, United States and Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,228 miles (or 13,241 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 Naples Municipal Airport and Norfolk Island 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 Naples Municipal Airport and Norfolk Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naples Municipal Airport (APF):

• Naples Municipal Airport covers an area of 732 acres at an elevation of 8 feet above mean sea level.
• Naples Municipal Airport (APF) has 3 runways.
• Because of Naples Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Naples Municipal 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naples Municipal Airport", another name for APF is "(former Naples Army Airfield)".
• On June 20, 2005, a Cessna 182 departing Naples Municipal Airport entered an area of severe weather over the Gulf of Mexico.
• The closest airport to Naples Municipal Airport (APF) is Marco Island Airport (MRK), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of APF.
• The furthest airport from Naples Municipal Airport (APF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,484 miles (18,482 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.

Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):

• Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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 airport resides at an elevation of 371 ft above sea level.
• Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
• Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
• The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
• In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
• Norfolk Island is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.