Nonstop flight route between Newport News, Virginia, United States and Petawawa, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States and Petawawa Airport (YWA), Petawawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 611 miles (or 983 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Petawawa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):

• In January 2011, Delta Air Lines provided two additional daily flights to Atlanta using 142-seat MD-88 aircraft, for a total of four.
• Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg International 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.
• In 1951, the original passenger terminal was damaged by a fire.
• The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On June 30, 2014, People Express Airlines will begin operations at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport with two daily flights to Newark, and one daily flight to Boston and Pittsburgh, each.
• When the original control tower was shut down in July 2007 with the opening of the state of the art 147 ft tall new tower, it had been the oldest operating control tower on the east coast with continuous service for 55 years.
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• The PAC renamed the facility Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in September 1990.
• In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.

Facts about Petawawa Airport (YWA):

• The closest airport to Petawawa Airport (YWA) is Pembroke Airport (YTA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSE of YWA.
• Because of Petawawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Petawawa 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.
• Petawawa Airport (YWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Petawawa Airport (YWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,380 miles (18,314 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.