Nonstop flight route between Hoquiam, Washington, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bowerman Airport (HQM), Hoquiam, Washington, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,501 miles (or 4,025 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 Bowerman 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 Bowerman 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 Bowerman Airport (HQM):

• The closest airport to Bowerman Airport (HQM) is Sanderson Field (SHN), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of HQM.
• Bowerman Airport (HQM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bowerman Airport (HQM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,841 miles (17,447 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Bowerman Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowerman 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.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• 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 addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.
• Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
• On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.
• Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Important historical events were taking place on the air side of the station as well.
• In 1940, the naval aircraft program passed Congress with a production goal of 10,000 new planes later increased 15,000.
• 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.