Nonstop flight route between Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,808 miles (or 10,956 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Naval Air Station Oceana, 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Naval Air Station Oceana. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTU / KNTU |
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Location: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'14"N by 76°1'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
Airport Type: | Naval air station |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTU |
More Information: | NTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 feet by 200 feet runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.
- Tomcat training was conducted by VF-101 Grim Reapers.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
- Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.