Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Greenlee County Airport (CFT), Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,874 miles (or 3,016 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 Naval Station Norfolk and Greenlee County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• In January 1923, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a detailed study of the capacity of the bases and stations during war and peace.
• 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.
• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• 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.
• After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
• NAS Norfolk started its roots training aviators at Naval Air Detachment, Curtiss Field, Newport News, on May 19, 1917.
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.

Facts about Greenlee County Airport (CFT):

• The closest airport to Greenlee County Airport (CFT) is Safford Regional Airport (SAD), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CFT.
• The furthest airport from Greenlee County Airport (CFT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,416 miles (18,373 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Greenlee County Airport (CFT) currently has only 1 runway.
• This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
• Greenlee County Airport covers an area of 457 acres at an elevation of 3,798 feet above mean sea level.