Nonstop flight route between Ati, Chad and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ati Airport (ATV), Ati, Chad and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,922 miles (or 9,530 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 Ati 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 Ati Airport and Naval Station Norfolk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ati Airport (ATV):

• In addition to being known as "Ati Airport", another name for ATV is "Ati Airport (Ati)".
• The closest airport to Ati Airport (ATV) is Mongo Airport (MVO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SSE of ATV.
• Ati Airport (ATV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ati Airport (ATV) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Ati Airport (meaning Ati Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,688 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.
• Important historical events were taking place on the air side of the station as well.
• On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• East Camp, with an area of about 1,000 acres between the east side of Naval Station and Granby Street, had been sold off by the Army at the end of World War I.
• 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.
• Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.