Nonstop flight route between Siguiri, Guinea and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Siguiri Airport (GII), Siguiri, Guinea and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,488 miles (or 7,222 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 Siguiri 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 Siguiri 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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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Siguiri Airport (GII):

• The furthest airport from Siguiri Airport (GII) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Siguiri Airport (meaning Siguiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
• The closest airport to Siguiri Airport (GII) is Kankan Airport (KNN), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) S of GII.
• Siguiri Airport (GII) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
• Locally, Fleet Air Wing 5 units flew under its operational command of the 5th Naval District.
• 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 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.
• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• NAS Norfolk started its roots training aviators at Naval Air Detachment, Curtiss Field, Newport News, on May 19, 1917.
• Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.