Nonstop flight route between Gdynia, Poland and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD), Gdynia, Poland and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,367 miles (or 7,028 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 Gdynia-Kosakowo 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 Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport and Naval Station Norfolk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD):

• In addition to being known as "Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport", other names for QYD include "Port Lotniczy Gdynia-Kosakowo" and "Gdynia".
• Gdynia - intends to use its Babie Doły military airport to serve low-cost airlines for the 1 M inhabitants of the Trójmiasto agglomeration.
• The closest airport to Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) is Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) S of QYD.
• The airport opened before 1939.
• Airport Gdynia-Kosakowo is a civil and military airport in northen Poland.
• The furthest airport from Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,436 miles (18,404 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• East Camp, with an area of about 1,000 acres between the east side of Naval Station and Granby Street, had been sold off by the Army at the end of World War I.
• 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.
• 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 expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
• The increased pace of operations made it necessary to further physical plant growth.
• On July 12, 1921, the name was changed again under the command of Capt.