Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Bergerac, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), Bergerac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,900 miles (or 6,276 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 Bergerac Dordogne Périgord 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 Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport. 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 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.
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
• In this early phase of the war, the U-boats had the best of it.
• Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.

Facts about Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC):

• Because of Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergerac Dordogne Périgord 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 furthest airport from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (meaning Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,272 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport", another name for EGC is "Aéroport de Bergerac Dordogne Périgord".
• Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) is Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of EGC.