Nonstop flight route between Corcoran, California, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Corcoran Airport (CRO), Corcoran, California, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,383 miles (or 3,835 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 Corcoran 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 Corcoran Airport (CRO):

• The closest airport to Corcoran Airport (CRO) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CRO.
• During World War II, the airport was used an auxiliary training airfield for Lemoore Army Airfield, California.
• Because of Corcoran Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Corcoran 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.
• Corcoran Airport (CRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Corcoran Airport (CRO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,372 miles (18,302 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
• 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.
• When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.