Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Mati Airport (MXI), Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,071 miles (or 14,598 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 Mati 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 Mati 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):

• Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
• 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.
• Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
• Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• 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.
• In 1941, the possibility of U.S.

Facts about Mati Airport (MXI):

• Mati Airport (MXI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mati Airport (MXI) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Mati Airport (meaning Mati Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Mati Airport", another name for MXI is "Paliparan ng MatiTugpahanan sa Mati".
• Because of Mati Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mati 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 Mati Airport (MXI) is Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of MXI.