Nonstop flight route between Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Keith Airport (WME), Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,016 miles (or 14,509 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 Mount Keith 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 Mount Keith 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: | WME / YMNE |
Airport Name: | Mount Keith Airport |
Location: | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°17'11"S by 120°33'16"E |
Operator/Owner: | BHP Billiton, Mount Keith Operations |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1792 feet (546 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WME |
More Information: | WME 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 Mount Keith Airport (WME):
- Mount Keith Airport (WME) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mount Keith Airport (WME) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,966 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Mount Keith Airport (WME) is Leinster Airport (LER), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of WME.
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- 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.
- The SAGE Direction Center closed in 1966 along with the other ADC facilities at Norton.
- Major secondary missions of Norton Air Force Base was as Headquarters Air Defense Command for Southern California, during the 1950s and 1960s.
- Norton AFB was closed as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988 in 1994.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- The last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.