Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Bazaruto Island, Mozambique:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from NGU to IBL:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- NGU Airport Information
- IBL Airport Information
- Facts about NGU
- Facts about IBL
- Map of Nearest Airports to NGU
- List of Nearest Airports to NGU
- Map of Furthest Airports from NGU
- List of Furthest Airports from NGU
- Map of Nearest Airports to IBL
- List of Nearest Airports to IBL
- Map of Furthest Airports from IBL
- List of Furthest Airports from IBL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), Bazaruto Island, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,280 miles (or 13,326 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 Indigo Bay Lodge 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 Indigo Bay Lodge 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | IBL / |
Airport Name: | Indigo Bay Lodge Airport |
Location: | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°42'25"S by 35°27'7"E |
Area Served: | Indigo Bay Lodge |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IBL |
More Information: | IBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- The last permanent structure added had been the administration building, constructed in 1930.
- The Republican party rose to power in 1920, promising fiscal austerity.
- By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1941, the possibility of U.S.
- Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
- Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
- 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.
- East Camp, with an area of about 1,000 acres between the east side of Naval Station and Granby Street, had been sold off by the Army at the end of World War I.
Facts about Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL):
- The furthest airport from Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,745 miles (18,901 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) is Benguerra Island Airport (BCW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of IBL.
- Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Indigo Bay Lodge Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Indigo Bay Lodge 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.