Nonstop flight route between Bodø, Norway and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bodø Airport (BOO), Bodø, Norway and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,910 miles (or 6,292 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 Bodø 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 Bodø 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 Bodø Airport (BOO):

• Postal flights to Bodø started in 1921, and before 1940 Bodø was served with sea planes from Widerøe.
• Because of Bodø Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Bodø 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 furthest airport from Bodø Airport (BOO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Bodø Airport (BOO) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of BOO.
• In addition to being known as "Bodø Airport", another name for BOO is "Bodø lufthavn".
• The Norwegian Aviation Museum is located next to the airport in a propeller-shaped building.
• Bodø Airport (BOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bodø Airport handled 1,669,191 passengers last year.
• The airport was used during the testing of Concorde in June 1975.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• 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.
• In this early phase of the war, the U-boats had the best of it.
• Important historical events were taking place on the air side of the station as well.
• 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.
• Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.