Nonstop flight route between Marion, Ohio, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marion Municipal Airport (MNN), Marion, Ohio, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 443 miles (or 713 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 relatively short distance between Marion Municipal Airport and Naval Station Norfolk, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MNN / KMNN |
Airport Name: | Marion Municipal Airport |
Location: | Marion, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°36'57"N by 83°3'47"W |
Area Served: | Marion, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Marion |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 993 feet (303 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MNN |
More Information: | MNN 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 Marion Municipal Airport (MNN):
- Because of Marion Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 993 feet, planes can take off or land at Marion Municipal 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 Marion Municipal Airport (MNN) is Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ENE of MNN.
- The furthest airport from Marion Municipal Airport (MNN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,339 miles (18,249 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Marion Municipal Airport (MNN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
- 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 expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
- The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
- Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.