Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Chipinge, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Chipinge Airport (CHJ), Chipinge, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,071 miles (or 12,989 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 Chipinge 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 Naval Station Norfolk and Chipinge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHJ / FVCH |
Airport Name: | Chipinge Airport |
Location: | Chipinge, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°12'23"S by 32°37'44"E |
Area Served: | Chipinge |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3700 feet (1,128 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHJ |
More Information: | CHJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- 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.
- Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- 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.
- NAS Norfolk started its roots training aviators at Naval Air Detachment, Curtiss Field, Newport News, on May 19, 1917.
- In all, these new requirements led to enlarging the construction project to five times its original scope.
- During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
Facts about Chipinge Airport (CHJ):
- The closest airport to Chipinge Airport (CHJ) is Mutare Airport (UTA), which is located 84 miles (134 kilometers) N of CHJ.
- Chipinge Airport (CHJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chipinge Airport (CHJ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,937 miles (19,211 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.