Nonstop flight route between Weifang, Shandong, China and Newport News, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Weifang Airport (WEF), Weifang, Shandong, China and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,242 miles (or 11,655 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 Weifang Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, 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 Weifang Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Weifang Airport (WEF):

• The closest airport to Weifang Airport (WEF) is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of WEF.
• Because of Weifang Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Weifang 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.
• The furthest airport from Weifang Airport (WEF) is Olavarría Airport (OVR), which is nearly antipodal to Weifang Airport (meaning Weifang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Olavarría Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Olavarría, Argentina.

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

• In February 2012, PEOPLExpress Airlines announced plans to fly out of the airport to several destinations.
• In 1985, USAir added large jet services from Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.
• Until the 1990s, part of the original terminal building was named Flight Services Building, and home to the National Weather Service.
• 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.
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• In 2008, the PAC selected Ken R.
• The airport was originally named Patrick Henry Airport.
• 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.
• 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 addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• On December 19, 1980, the Daily Press reported a committee authorized by the PAC recommended that the airport change its name to "Newport News/Williamsburg International" to then-Executive Director Michael White.