Nonstop flight route between Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lisala Airport (LIQ), Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,770 miles (or 14,113 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 Lisala Airport and Norton Air Force Base, 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 Lisala Airport and Norton Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIQ / FZGA |
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Location: | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°10'14"N by 21°29'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1509 feet (460 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIQ |
More Information: | LIQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBD / |
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Location: | San Bernardino, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°5'43"N by 117°14'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SBD |
More Information: | SBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Lisala Airport (LIQ):
- In addition to being known as "Lisala Airport", another name for LIQ is "Lisala Airport".
- The closest airport to Lisala Airport (LIQ) is Basankusu Airport (BSU), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) WSW of LIQ.
- The furthest airport from Lisala Airport (LIQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Lisala Airport (meaning Lisala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Lisala Airport (LIQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- Major secondary missions of Norton Air Force Base was as Headquarters Air Defense Command for Southern California, during the 1950s and 1960s.
- In 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.
- The closest airport to Norton Air Force Base (SBD) is San Bernardino International Airport (SBT), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) S of SBD.
- Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton.
- In the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
- The furthest airport from Norton Air Force Base (SBD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,447 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Norton was placed on the Department of Defense's base closure list in 1989.
- Norton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility located 2 miles east of downtown San Bernardino, California in San Bernardino County.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".