Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Matane, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States and Matane Airport (YME), Matane, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 936 miles (or 1,506 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 Matane Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of 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.
• In 1940, the naval aircraft program passed Congress with a production goal of 10,000 new planes later increased 15,000.
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
• The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
• As World War I came to an end, the former NAS Hampton Roads saw erratic growth, growing to nearly 167 officers, 1,227 enlisted men and 65 planes.

Facts about Matane Airport (YME):

• Matane Airport (YME) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Matane Airport (YME) is Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) WSW of YME.
• The furthest airport from Matane Airport (YME) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,439 miles (18,409 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Matane Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Matane 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.