Nonstop flight route between Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW), Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,329 miles (or 2,139 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 Air Station Oceana and Ainsworth Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):

• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
• In early 2011, the U.S.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.
• During the 2005 round of BRAC base closures, it was decided that NAS Oceana could remain open only if certain conditions were met.
• Under the Navy's Master Jet Base concept, all Type/Model/Series aircraft were homebased at one field with associated intermediate maintenance and training facilities.
• Home to seventeen strike fighter squadrons of F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18 Super Hornets, the base is the sole East Coast Master Jet Base and home to all the east coast strike-fighter units.
• Aside from its military function, NAS Oceana was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle until the program ended in 2011.
• Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW):

• In the mid-1980s the National Scientific Balloon Facility rented space at Ainsworth for periodic balloon missions.
• In addition to being known as "Ainsworth Regional Airport", another name for ANW is "Ainsworth Army Airfield".
• Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) has 2 runways.
• The airport covers 2,493 acres at an elevation of 2,589 feet.
• Sixty four buildings were built at what would be known as Ainsworth Army Airfield.
• The closest airport to Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Miller Field (VTN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NW of ANW.
• The furthest airport from Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The primary objective of this facility was to train air crews of 540th and 543rd Bombardment Squadrons of the 383d Bombardment Group based at Rapid City Army Airfield for training with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft before being sent to the European Theater.