Nonstop flight route between Stavropol, Russia and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW), Stavropol, Russia and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,593 miles (or 9,001 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 Stavropol Shpakovskoye 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 Stavropol Shpakovskoye 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 Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW):

• The furthest airport from Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,906 miles (17,551 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) is Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV), which is located 77 miles (125 kilometers) SE of STW.
• Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport", another name for STW is "Аэропорт Ставрополь-Шпаковское".

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• 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.
• In all, these new requirements led to enlarging the construction project to five times its original scope.
• During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Important historical events were taking place on the air side of the station as well.
• The expansion of shipboard aviation in the 1930s brought renewed emphasis to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
• In January 1923, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a detailed study of the capacity of the bases and stations during war and peace.
• Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
• The last permanent structure added had been the administration building, constructed in 1930.
• NAS Norfolk started its roots training aviators at Naval Air Detachment, Curtiss Field, Newport News, on May 19, 1917.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.