Nonstop flight route between Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ), Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,996 miles (or 9,649 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 Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ):

• Because of Deir ez-Zor Airport's relatively low elevation of 700 feet, planes can take off or land at Deir ez-Zor 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.
• Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Deir ez-Zor Airport", another name for DEZ is "مطار دير الزور".
• The closest airport to Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) is Palmyra Airport (PMS), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) WSW of DEZ.
• The furthest airport from Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,543 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• In 1941, the possibility of U.S.
• 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 addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
• As World War I came to an end, the former NAS Hampton Roads saw erratic growth, growing to nearly 167 officers, 1,227 enlisted men and 65 planes.
• Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
• 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.
• When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.