Nonstop flight route between Bermejo, Bolivia and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bermejo Airport (BJO), Bermejo, Bolivia and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,200 miles (or 6,759 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 Bermejo 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 Bermejo 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 Bermejo Airport (BJO):

• The closest airport to Bermejo Airport (BJO) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of BJO.
• The furthest airport from Bermejo Airport (BJO) is Huizhou Airport (HUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bermejo Airport (meaning Bermejo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Huizhou Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
• Bermejo Airport (BJO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• 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.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In July 1940, the Federal government began dredging Willoughby Bay and the Naval Air Station seaplane operating area at Breezy Point, Virginia was constructed from reclaimed marshlands at the mouth of Mason Creek, Virginia.
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• In January 1923, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a detailed study of the capacity of the bases and stations during war and peace.
• Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
• After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
• Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.