Nonstop flight route between Oujda, Morocco and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Angads Airport (OUD), Oujda, Morocco and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,056 miles (or 6,527 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 Angads Airport and Naval Station Norfolk, 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 Angads Airport and Naval Station Norfolk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Angads Airport (OUD):

• During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign.
• The closest airport to Angads Airport (OUD) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of OUD.
• In addition to being known as "Angads Airport", other names for OUD include "مطار وجدة أنجاد" and "Oujda Angads Airport".
• Angads Airport (OUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Angads Airport (OUD) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Angads Airport (meaning Angads Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• In 1940, the naval aircraft program passed Congress with a production goal of 10,000 new planes later increased 15,000.
• The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
• Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
• 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.
• Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
• In January 1923, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a detailed study of the capacity of the bases and stations during war and peace.
• Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.