Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Tom Price Airport (TPR), Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,142 miles (or 17,931 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 Tom Price 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 Tom Price 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: | TPR / |
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| Location: | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°44'45"S by 117°52'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Pilbara Iron |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2300 feet (701 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPR |
| More Information: | TPR Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.
- In June 1941, the personnel count at the Naval Station dramatically increased once again.
- The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
- The Republican party rose to power in 1920, promising fiscal austerity.
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Tom Price Airport (TPR):
- Tom Price Airport (TPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tom Price Airport", another name for TPR is "YTMP".
- The furthest airport from Tom Price Airport (TPR) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Tom Price Airport (meaning Tom Price Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- However, on 16 January 2009, suffering the effects of lower demand and ore prices as a result of the global financial crisis, these plans were scrapped as Rio's capital expenditure program was cut.
- The closest airport to Tom Price Airport (TPR) is Paraburdoo Airport (PBO), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of TPR.
