Nonstop flight route between Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD), Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,578 miles (or 7,367 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 Bertram Luiz Leupolz 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 Bertram Luiz Leupolz State 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:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOD / SDCO |
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Location: | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°28'59"S by 47°29'11"W |
Area Served: | Sorocaba |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2077 feet (633 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOD |
More Information: | SOD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGU / KNGU |
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Location: | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'42"N by 76°18'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Station |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NGU |
More Information: | NGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD):
- Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport handled 77,776 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (meaning Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,723 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport", another name for SOD is "Aeroporto Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz".
- The closest airport to Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) is Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SOD.
- The airport is located 5 km from downtown Sorocaba.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is operated by DAESP.
Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
- Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Norfolk responded by renaming the road, Admiral Taussig Boulevard, in honor of the retiring commander of the Naval Operating Base.
- World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.
- 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.
- Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes.
- The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
- After war was formally declared following Pearl Harbor, Germany began a U-boat offensive, "Operation Drumbeat", against shipping along the Atlantic coast.
- By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.