Nonstop flight route between Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Negage, Angola:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,612 miles (or 10,640 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 Air Station Oceana and Negage 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 Air Station Oceana and Negage 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 Air Station Oceana (NTU):

• On 20 December 2005 the Virginia Beach City Council passed numerous ordinances enacted to satisfy BRAC, but did not act to condemn any of the homes in the designated areas.
• 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.
• Additionally, NAS Oceana became home to the F/A-18 Hornet in 1999 following the Navy's closure of NAS Cecil Field, Florida as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process.
• 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.
• During the 2005 round of BRAC base closures, it was decided that NAS Oceana could remain open only if certain conditions were met.
• 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.
• Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
• Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists.

Facts about Negage Airport (GXG):

• In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
• Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.
• Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.