Nonstop flight route between Bouca, Central African Republic and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bouca Airport (BCF), Bouca, Central African Republic and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,398 miles (or 13,516 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 Bouca 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 Bouca 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: | BCF / FEGU |
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| Location: | Bouca, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°31'1"N by 18°16'21"E |
| Area Served: | Bouca |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1532 feet (467 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCF |
| More Information: | BCF 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 Bouca Airport (BCF):
- The closest airport to Bouca Airport (BCF) is Batangafo Airport (BTG), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of BCF.
- In addition to being known as "Bouca Airport", another name for BCF is "Bouca Airport (Bouca)".
- The furthest airport from Bouca Airport (BCF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouca Airport (meaning Bouca Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Bouca Airport (BCF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- A change of mission in 1966 from Air Force Logistics Command to Military Airlift Command meant that Norton became one of six Military Airlift Command strategic-airlift bases, supporting US Army and Marine Corps' airlift requirements among other functions.
- Discrete C-130 Hercules modification tests were conducted out of Area II of the base in the late 1960s, with the 1198th Operational Evaluation and Training Squadron operating four highly classified C-130E special operations testbeds modified at Lockheed Air Services, at near-by Ontario Airport under projects Thin Slice and Heavy Chain.
- 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 last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.
- 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".
