Nonstop flight route between Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ), Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,079 miles (or 13,002 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
• Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
• During the 2005 round of BRAC base closures, it was decided that NAS Oceana could remain open only if certain conditions were met.
• 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.
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Facts about Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ):

• Because of Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 663 feet, planes can take off or land at Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang 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.
• Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) is Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of RMQ.
• In addition to being known as "Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport)", other names for RMQ include "臺中航空站臺中清泉崗機場" and "Táizhōng HángkōngzhànTáizhōng Qīngquángǎng Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (meaning Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
• As to the civil service, the passenger facilities have constructed since September 4, 2003, and open to service on March 5, 2004, replacing the old Shuinan Airport located in downtown Taichung.
• In 2008, the Taiwanese authorities decided to build another terminal to meet for the booming passengers' demands, and then announced "First Phase for Central Taiwan International Airport ".