Nonstop flight route between Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,819 miles (or 12,584 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 Wenzhou Longwan International 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 Wenzhou Longwan International 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 Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ):

• The furthest airport from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (meaning Wenzhou Longwan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
• Wenzhou Longwan International Airport is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China.
• In addition to being known as "Wenzhou Longwan International Airport", other names for WNZ include "温州龙湾国际机场" and "Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A300.
• Wenzhou Longwan International Airport handled 5,326,802 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NE of WNZ.
• Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• A new command, Naval Air Center, had been formed October 12, 1942 under Captain J.M.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• By then, the air detachment was recognized as one of the most important sources of trained naval aviators.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.