1 Virginia Beach is 12 mi from Norfolk Intl Airport (Norfolk, VA). 2  Right now, 29 airlines operate out of Norfolk Intl Airport. 3  Norfolk Intl Airport offers nonstop flights to 18 cities.  Every week, at least 2,142 domestic flights and 14 international flights depart from Norfolk Intl Airport.
Confidence votes 135. The Andean Condor is the biggest bird of prey. It's wingspan is about 10 ft. long and weighs on average about 24 pounds. The Wandering Albatross has the longest wingspan, reaching up to 12 feet. And the kori bustard in Africa is the heaviest flighted bird, with some reaching up to 40-42 pounds. The largest bird alive today is a male ostrich, but they don't fly.
The highest-flying bird ever recorded was a Ruppell's griffon, a vulture with a wingspan of about 10 feet; on November 29, 1975, a Ruppell's griffon was sucked into a jet engine 37,900 feet above the Ivory Coast--more than a mile and a half higher than the summit of Mount Everest. terror_2287 Â· 1 decade ago. 0. Thumbs up.