Nonstop flight route between Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia and Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Gregory Airport (LGE), Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia and Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,592 miles (or 17,047 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 Lake Gregory Airport and Norfolk International 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 Lake Gregory Airport and Norfolk International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lake Gregory Airport (LGE):

• The closest airport to Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) is Balgo Hill Airport (BQW), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of LGE.
• The furthest airport from Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,796 miles (18,984 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.

Facts about Norfolk International Airport (ORF):

• The airport's largest capital improvement project, Arrival 2002, was completed in June 2002.
• Norfolk International Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres at an elevation of 27 feet above mean sea level.
• In the 1960s, the transition from propeller driven aircraft to jets gathered full steam.
• The furthest airport from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Norfolk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk 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.
• Commercial aviation began in the Norfolk area about 1926, when Norfolk citizens flew commercially for the first time on the Mitten Line, operated by Philadelphia Rapid Transit Air Service, Inc.
• In 2013, Norfolk International Airport will recognize and celebrate its 75th anniversary of offering air travel services to passengers.
• Norfolk International Airport (ORF) has 2 runways.
• NIA houses one of the most modern and efficient air cargo facilities in the state of Virginia.
• The closest airport to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WNW of ORF.