Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Rawlins, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL), Rawlins, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,674 miles (or 2,694 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 relatively short distance between Naval Station Norfolk and Rawlins Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | RWL / KRWL |
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| Location: | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'20"N by 107°12'0"W |
| Area Served: | Rawlins, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Rawlins Carbon County Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6813 feet (2,077 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RWL |
| More Information: | RWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
- 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.
- 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.
- In all, these new requirements led to enlarging the construction project to five times its original scope.
- The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
- 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.
- When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
Facts about Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL):
- Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Shively Field (SAA), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of RWL.
- In addition to being known as "Rawlins Municipal Airport", another name for RWL is "Harvey Field".
- The furthest airport from Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Rawlins Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,813 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
