Nonstop flight route between Nagasaki, Japan and Hampton, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nagasaki Airport (NGS), Nagasaki, Japan and Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,312 miles (or 11,768 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 Nagasaki Airport and Langley Field, 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 Nagasaki Airport and Langley Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGS / RJFU |
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Location: | Nagasaki, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'0"N by 129°54'48"E |
Area Served: | Nagasaki, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Bureau |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NGS |
More Information: | NGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFI / KLFI |
Airport Name: | Langley Field |
Location: | Hampton, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°4'58"N by 76°21'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LFI |
More Information: | LFI Maps & Info |
Facts about Nagasaki Airport (NGS):
- The furthest airport from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Nagasaki Airport (meaning Nagasaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,303 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of NGS.
- The airport terminal and runway 14/32 are on an island, and the shorter runway 18/36 is on the mainland.
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Nagasaki Airport", other names for NGS include "長崎空港" and "Nagasaki Kūkō".
- Nagasaki Airport is an international airport located 4 km west of the railway station in the city of Ōmura and 18 km north northeast of the Nagasaki railway station in the city of Nagasaki,Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
- Because of Nagasaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Nagasaki 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 Langley Field (LFI):
- Throughout the 1930s Langley Field occupied a princlpal position in the Army's efforts to strengthen the offensive and defensive posture of its air arm.
- 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.
- Because of the possibility of crashes of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors stationed at the base, the city of Hampton is attempting to buy up privately owned property via eminent domain to create a safety buffer zone around the base.
- In the early 1920s, Langley became the site where the new air power concept was tried and proven.
- 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.
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- Langley Field is a United States military facility located adjacent to Hampton and Newport News, Virginia.
- On 25 May 25, 1946 the headquarters of the newly formed Tactical Air Command were established at Langley.