Nonstop flight route between Cadillac, Michigan, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wexford County Airport (CAD), Cadillac, Michigan, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 695 miles (or 1,119 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 Wexford County Airport and Naval Station Norfolk, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Wexford County Airport (CAD):

• The closest airport to Wexford County Airport (CAD) is Nartron Field (RCT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of CAD.
• Wexford County Airport (CAD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Wexford County Airport (CAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,131 miles (17,913 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
• The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
• Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.
• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
• Locally, Fleet Air Wing 5 units flew under its operational command of the 5th Naval District.
• Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.