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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ), Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,990 miles (or 9,640 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 Air Station Oceana, 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 Air Station Oceana. 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):

• Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Deir ez-Zor Airport", another name for DEZ is "مطار دير الزور".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) is Palmyra Airport (PMS), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) WSW of DEZ.

Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):

• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Aside from its military function, NAS Oceana was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle until the program ended in 2011.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
• Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
• Tomcat training was conducted by VF-101 Grim Reapers.
• Under the Navy's Master Jet Base concept, all Type/Model/Series aircraft were homebased at one field with associated intermediate maintenance and training facilities.
• Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists.