Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Milingimbi Airport (MGT), Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,852 miles (or 15,855 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 Milingimbi 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 Milingimbi 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.
• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
• 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".
• Locally, Fleet Air Wing 5 units flew under its operational command of the 5th Naval District.
• Lighter-than-air operations, important for off-shore patrols during the war, ceased in 1924.
• 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.

Facts about Milingimbi Airport (MGT):

• The closest airport to Milingimbi Airport (MGT) is Maningrida Airport (MNG), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) W of MGT.
• Milingimbi Airport (MGT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Milingimbi Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Milingimbi 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 Milingimbi Airport (MGT) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,731 miles (18,879 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.