Nonstop flight route between Chaurjhari, Nepal and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ), Chaurjhari, Nepal and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,768 miles (or 12,502 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 Chaurjhari 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 Chaurjhari 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 Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ):

• The closest airport to Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) is Pokhara Airport (PKR), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NNE of HRJ.
• The furthest airport from Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,623 miles (18,706 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of 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 all, these new requirements led to enlarging the construction project to five times its original scope.
• In January 1923, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a detailed study of the capacity of the bases and stations during war and peace.
• East Camp, with an area of about 1,000 acres between the east side of Naval Station and Granby Street, had been sold off by the Army at the end of World War I.
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
• When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".