Nonstop flight route between Great Bend, Kansas, United States and Newport News, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), Great Bend, Kansas, United States and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,222 miles (or 1,967 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 Great Bend Municipal Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD):

• During World War II, the facility was Great Bend Army Airfield and was used for United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force training.
• Great Bend Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Great Bend, a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States.
• The furthest airport from Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Hays Regional Airport (HYS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of GBD.
• Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) has 2 runways.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,407 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 927 in 2009, and 719 in 2010.

Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):

• Currently, Concourse A is undergoing upgrades and expansions to add a Federal Inspection Station and US Customs processing facility.
• In light of substantial growth, the airport launched an expansion effort in the early 21st century.
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg International 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.
• When the United States Congress deregulated the airlines in 1978, many airlines serving Patrick Henry Airport consolidated their southeast Virginia services at other area airports.
• The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
• Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.