Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST), Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,065 miles (or 11,370 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 Naval Station Norfolk and Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر, 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 Naval Station Norfolk and Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
• 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.
• In July 1940, the Federal government began dredging Willoughby Bay and the Naval Air Station seaplane operating area at Breezy Point, Virginia was constructed from reclaimed marshlands at the mouth of Mason Creek, Virginia.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• In this early phase of the war, the U-boats had the best of it.
• The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.

Facts about Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST):

• The closest airport to Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) is Kabul International Airport (KDH), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) E of BST.
• In addition to being known as "Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر", another name for BST is "Bost Airport (Bost)".
• The airport resides at an elevation of 2,540 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,955 miles (19,240 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• On 4 June 2009, the new runway and terminal were inaugurated by a delegation of high government officials and the ambassadors of the US and the UK.
• Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) currently has only 1 runway.