Nonstop flight route between Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom and San Bernardino, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coll Island Airport (COL), Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,981 miles (or 8,016 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 Coll Island 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 Coll Island Airport and Norton Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Coll Island Airport (COL):

• Because of Coll Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Coll Island Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Coll Island Airport (COL) is Tiree Airport (TRE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SW of COL.
• Coll Island Airport (COL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Coll Island Airport", another name for COL is "EGEL".
• The furthest airport from Coll Island Airport (COL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,730 miles (18,877 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):

• Norton AFB was closed as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988 in 1994.
• 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.
• 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.
• With the air force moving into the jet age in the late 1940s, Norton began overhauling jet engines in 1951, and the San Bernardino Air Materiel Area became one of three air force jet overhaul centers by 1953.
• A base railroad system interchanged with the Pacific Electric/Southern Pacific branch line on the south side of the installation.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".