Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 530 miles (or 854 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 Addington Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | EKX / KEKX |
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| Location: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'9"N by 85°55'29"W |
| Area Served: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Elizabethtown Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EKX |
| More Information: | EKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.
- Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- A new command, Naval Air Center, had been formed October 12, 1942 under Captain J.M.
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
- Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- 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.
Facts about Addington Field (EKX):
- Addington Field opened in 1982.
- The closest airport to Addington Field (EKX) is Godman Army Airfield (FTK), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of EKX.
- Because of Addington Field's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Addington Field 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.
- Just after takeoff, heading southwest from runway
- The furthest airport from Addington Field (EKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,233 miles (18,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Addington Field (EKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Addington Field", another name for EKX is "Elizabethtown Regional Airport".
