Nonstop flight route between Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°20'26"N by 82°15'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°56'42"N by 76°18'47"W)
Distance from BOC to NGU:
1,943.10 miles (3,127.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC), Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,943 miles (or 3,127 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 Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport and Naval Station Norfolk, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOC / MPBO |
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| Location: | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'26"N by 82°15'2"W |
| Area Served: | Bocas del Toro, Isla Colón, Panama |
| Operator/Owner: | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOC |
| More Information: | BOC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGU / KNGU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'42"N by 76°18'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Station |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NGU |
| More Information: | NGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC):
- In addition to being known as "Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport", another name for BOC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón"".
- Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (meaning Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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.
- The closest airport to Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of BOC.
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
- Locally, Fleet Air Wing 5 units flew under its operational command of the 5th Naval District.
- 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.
- Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
- Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.88 miles (35.21 km) WNW | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama |     |
| 2 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) S | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| 3 | 67.65 miles (108.86 km) NW | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 70.77 miles (113.90 km) SW | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 74.61 miles (120.06 km) W | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 79.53 miles (127.99 km) SW | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 87.33 miles (140.54 km) WSW | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 90.79 miles (146.12 km) SW | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 104.30 miles (167.86 km) WSW | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 120.82 miles (194.44 km) NW | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 121.62 miles (195.73 km) WNW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 124.39 miles (200.18 km) SE | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 13 | 128.27 miles (206.43 km) W | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 133.88 miles (215.46 km) NW | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 135.51 miles (218.08 km) WNW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.39 miles (19,682.86 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,944.49 miles (19,222.75 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,918.79 miles (19,181.39 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,890.89 miles (19,136.49 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,874.66 miles (19,110.36 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,854.27 miles (19,077.55 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,828.66 miles (19,036.34 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,820.67 miles (19,023.47 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,787.89 miles (18,970.72 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,784.27 miles (18,964.89 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,776.02 miles (18,951.62 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,767.93 miles (18,938.60 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,743.86 miles (18,899.86 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,713.42 miles (18,850.88 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,710.83 miles (18,846.71 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.10 miles (11.43 km) ESE | Norfolk International Airport (ORF) | Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States | |
| 2 | 9.87 miles (15.88 km) NNW | Langley Field (LFI) | Hampton, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 16.28 miles (26.20 km) NW | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) | Newport News, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 36.85 miles (59.31 km) WSW | Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) | Franklin, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 47.91 miles (77.11 km) S | Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) SSE | Pine Island Airport (DUF) | Corolla, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 57.21 miles (92.06 km) NNE | Accomack County Airport (MFV) | Melfa, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 64.92 miles (104.49 km) SSW | Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) | Edenton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) NW | Richmond International Airport (RIC) | Richmond, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 73.29 miles (117.94 km) SSE | First Flight Airport (FFA) | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 78.78 miles (126.78 km) SSE | Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 82.98 miles (133.55 km) NE | Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 84.87 miles (136.59 km) WSW | Halifax County Airport (RZZ) | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 90.88 miles (146.25 km) W | Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) | Blackstone, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,761.89 miles (18,928.88 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,739.67 miles (18,893.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,716.71 miles (18,856.18 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,713.73 miles (18,851.37 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,681.14 miles (18,798.93 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,666.86 miles (18,775.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,657.15 miles (18,760.32 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,638.79 miles (18,730.76 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,635.61 miles (18,725.65 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,618.92 miles (18,698.80 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,585.85 miles (18,645.58 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,549.23 miles (18,586.64 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,545.75 miles (18,581.03 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,535.00 miles (18,563.73 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,477.29 miles (18,470.86 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |