Nonstop flight route between Kherson, Ukraine and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kherson International Airport (KHE), Kherson, Ukraine and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,176 miles (or 8,330 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 Kherson International 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 Kherson International Airport and Naval Station Norfolk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHE / |
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Location: | Kherson, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°40'5"N by 32°30'7"E |
Area Served: | Kherson |
Operator/Owner: | Kherson airlines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KHE |
More Information: | KHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGU / KNGU |
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Location: | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'42"N by 76°18'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Station |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NGU |
More Information: | NGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kherson International Airport (KHE):
- The closest airport to Kherson International Airport (KHE) is International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KHE.
- The furthest airport from Kherson International Airport (KHE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,022 miles (17,739 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Kherson International Airport", other names for KHE include "Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон" and "UKOH".
- Because of Kherson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Kherson 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
- Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
- After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.