Nonstop flight route between Pacific City, Oregon, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pacific City State Airport (PFC), Pacific City, Oregon, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,509 miles (or 4,037 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 Pacific City State 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 Pacific City State 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 Pacific City State Airport (PFC):

• Because of Pacific City State Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Pacific City State 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.
• Pacific City State Airport (PFC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pacific City State Airport (PFC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,955 miles (17,630 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Pacific City State Airport (PFC) is Newport Municipal Airport (ONP), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) S of PFC.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• During the late 1930s, major construction took place at Naval Station Norfolk.
• When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.
• Some 353 acres were eventually reclaimed at a cost of $2.1 million.
• Locally, Fleet Air Wing 5 units flew under its operational command of the 5th Naval District.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.