Leg 4 KORF - Norfolk (US) to KGSO - Greensboro (US)

KORF - Airport Info

ICAO code: KORF
Airport name: Norfolk International
Location: Norfolk, VA, USA

Useful information

Airport elevation: 26’
Time zone: ET (GMT -5)
Lighted runway: Yes
Maximum runway lenght : 9001
Runway surface: Asphalt

Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):

Runway 5: ILS/DME 109.10 - 047º
Runway 23: ILS/DME 109.10 - 227º

Norfolk Info

A strategic location at the broad mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, and an extensive deep-water harbor made colonial NORFOLK the main American trading port, and in the mid-eighteenth century it was the largest city in Virginia. After being burned by the British in 1775, and suffering naval bombardments during the Civil War, Norfolk never regained much character, and despite recent efforts to redevelop its waterfront, the modern city is little more than a supply depot for the vast naval shipyards. Along with Hampton and Newport News on the north side of the James River, Norfolk is home to the largest naval base outside Russia, and carriers, cruisers and all manner of gray-steel behemoths steam past incessantly.

Streets are arranged on a grid of north-south numbered streets and east-west lettered streets. This grid is overlaid by broad diagonal avenues. The geometric pattern is further interrupted by traffic circles that add to the city's appeal but can make DC a challenging place for outsiders to navigate by car.

KGSO - Airport Info

ICAO code: KGSO
Airport name: Piedmont Triad International
Location: Greensboro , NC , USA

Useful information

Airport elevation : 926'
Time zone: ET (GMT -5)
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 10 000
Runway surface : Asphalt

Instrument approach ( ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF) :

Runway 5 : ILS 111.90 - 052º
Runway 14 : ILS 109.90 - 141º
Runway 23 : ILS 109.30 - 232º

Greensboro Info

Saura and Keyauwee Indians were the earliest inhabitants of Piedmont North Carolina. The first settlers in the Greensboro area were mostly Germans, Quakers of Welsh and English descent and Scotch-Irish who came to the Piedmont from Northern colonies. These pioneers worked the land and shaped the future for generations to come. Permanent settlement began around 1740.

To thwart the invasion of North Carolina by 1,900 redcoats under Lord Cornwallis, American Major General Nathanael Greene deployed 4,400 rebels in three battle lines at Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781. Cornwallis held the field after an intense, two-hour fight, but lost one-quarter of his army, which hastened his eventual defeat at Yorktown seven months later.

In 1807, the residents of the area voted to create a new, more centrally located seat of government. The following year, elected officials mapped out a 42-acre tract of land, paid $98 to purchase it and suggested that it be named Greensborough after the patriot commander Nathanael Greene.

The new town prospered and it wasn’t long before it became a center for educational and economic opportunities. Greensboro was and continues to be a "chosen center."