Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Malay, Aklan, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH), Malay, Aklan, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,858 miles (or 14,255 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 Godofredo P. Ramos 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 Godofredo P. Ramos 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):

• In January 1923, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a detailed study of the capacity of the bases and stations during war and peace.
• The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1940, the naval aircraft program passed Congress with a production goal of 10,000 new planes later increased 15,000.
• The last permanent structure added had been the administration building, constructed in 1930.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.

Facts about Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH):

• Because of Godofredo P. Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Godofredo P. Ramos 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 closest airport to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) is Tugdan Airport (TBH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of MPH.
• The furthest airport from Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (meaning Godofredo P. Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,925 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The airport is the seventh busiest airport in the Philippines and the third-busiest in the Western Visayas region, serving 761,961 passengers in 2008.
• The National Economic and Development Authority has approved the expansion of Godofredo P.
• Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Godofredo P. Ramos Airport handled 623,545 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Godofredo P. Ramos Airport", another name for MPH is "Paliparang Godofredo P. Ramos Paeuparan it Godofredo P. Ramos".