Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Luxembourg Airport (LUX), Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,029 miles (or 6,484 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 Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg 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: | LUX / ELLX |
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| Location: | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'23"N by 6°12'15"E |
| Area Served: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Operator/Owner: | Luxembourg Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1234 feet (376 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUX |
| More Information: | LUX Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- 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.
- A new command, Naval Air Center, had been formed October 12, 1942 under Captain J.M.
- When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
- During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.
- Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
- Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
- 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 Luxembourg Airport (LUX):
- Luxembourg Airport handled 2,197,331 passengers last year.
- The airport was originally known as "Sandweiler Airport", and was opened in the 1930s as a small grass airfield with a relatively short, 3400' runway.
- Terminal B opened in 2004, the building is unique as it only has gates and no check-in counters or arrivals hall.
- In addition to being known as "Luxembourg Airport", other names for LUX include "Fluchhafe Lëtzebuerg", "Aéroport de Luxembourg" and "Flughafen Luxemburg".
- Construction of the new Terminal A started in 2005 and it was inaugurated in May 2008.
- Luxembourg Airport (LUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Luxembourg Airport (meaning Luxembourg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of LUX.
