Nonstop flight route between Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,765 miles (or 7,669 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 Bobo Dioulasso 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 Bobo Dioulasso 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 Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY):

• The closest airport to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Banfora Airport (BNR), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of BOY.
• The furthest airport from Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (meaning Bobo Dioulasso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
• In January 1923, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a detailed study of the capacity of the bases and stations during war and peace.
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
• The increased pace of operations made it necessary to further physical plant growth.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".