Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Baden Airpark (FKB), Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,129 miles (or 6,646 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 Baden Airpark, 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 Baden Airpark. 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):

• In this early phase of the war, the U-boats had the best of it.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.

Facts about Baden Airpark (FKB):

• Baden Airpark, or Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in German, is a minor international airport located in Rheinmünster in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany, 40 km south of Karlsruhe, 12 km west of Baden-Baden and 25 km north of Strasbourg, France.
• Baden Airpark (FKB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Baden Airpark (FKB) is Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of FKB.
• The furthest airport from Baden Airpark (FKB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Baden Airpark (meaning Baden Airpark is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Baden Airpark", another name for FKB is "Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden".
• The closest commercial airport is Strasbourg International Airport in France, located approximately 40 km to the southwest.
• Because of Baden Airpark's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Baden Airpark 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.