Nonstop flight route between Golovin, Alaska, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Golovin Airport (GLV), Golovin, Alaska, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,853 miles (or 6,201 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 Golovin 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 Golovin 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 Golovin Airport (GLV):

• Golovin Airport (GLV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Golovin Airport (GLV) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,323 miles (16,613 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Golovin Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Golovin, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S.
• Because of Golovin Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Golovin 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.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,753 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, an increase of 8.4% from the 1,617 enplanements in 2009.
• The closest airport to Golovin Airport (GLV) is White Mountain Airport (WMO), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NW of GLV.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
• 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.
• The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• 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.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.