Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Weeze Airport (NRN), Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,973 miles (or 6,394 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 Langley Field and Weeze Airport, 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 Langley Field and Weeze Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• General Headquarters, Air Force
• Langley Air Force Base was severely damaged by flooding due to the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and again during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In the early 1920s, Langley became the site where the new air power concept was tried and proven.
• The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain the ability for fast global deployment and air superiority for the United States or allied armed forces.
• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.

Facts about Weeze Airport (NRN):

• It has undergone several name changes.
• In addition to being known as "Weeze Airport", another name for NRN is "Flughafen Weeze/Niederrhein".
• Weeze Airport handled 290,000 passengers last year.
• In 2008, with 1.52 million passengers, which represented growth of 80% on the previous year, it was among Europe's fastest-growing airports.
• Weeze Airport (NRN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Weeze Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Weeze 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.
• The closest airport to Weeze Airport (NRN) is Volkel Air Base (UDE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of NRN.
• The furthest airport from Weeze Airport (NRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,127 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.