Nonstop flight route between Hilo, Hawaii, United States and San Bernardino, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States and San Bernardino International Airport (SBT), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,514 miles (or 4,046 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 Hilo International Airport and San Bernardino International Airport, 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 Hilo International Airport and San Bernardino International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):

• Hilo International Airport, formerly General Lyman Field, is owned and operated by the Hawaiʻi state Department of Transportation.
• In 1927 the Territory of Hawaii legislature passed Act 257, authorizing the expenditure of $25,000 for the construction of a landing strip in Hilo.
• The primary reason for Hilo International Airport's relatively stagnant passenger count is the lack of tourism within the airport's service area, which includes the districts of Hilo and Puna, as well as portions of the districts of Hāmākua and Kaʻū, relative to the Kona district and Kohala district and the islands of Kauaʻi and Maui.
• Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
• Because of Hilo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilo International 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.
• Although designed as the second gateway into and out of Hawaiʻi, for many years Hilo had been Hawaiʻi's only major airport lacking non-stop flights to North America.
• Work began on an interim overseas terminal at General Lyman Field in November 1968.
• At the same time, the state's other major airports added overseas service.
• Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
• The introduction of overseas service to General Lyman Field initially met with success.
• The furthest airport from Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hilo International Airport (meaning Hilo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
• The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.

Facts about San Bernardino International Airport (SBT):

• San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closure was cited as due to environmental wastes, inadequate facilities, and air traffic congestion.
• The air base opened shortly after the attacks on Pearl Harbor to protect the southern California area.
• In addition to being known as "San Bernardino International Airport", another name for SBT is "SBD".
• Additionally, San Bernardino Associated Governments, the transportation-planning agency serving San Bernardino County, is developing a fixed-guideway transportation system connecting the planned multimodal terminal at Rialto Avenue and E Street with San Bernardino International Airport approximately 1.5 miles to the East.
• The furthest airport from San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,447 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Several major projects for the surrounding area have been completed, including Stater Bros.
• San Bernardino International Airport is capable of accommodating the largest commercial airliners in service today.
• Most parts of San Bernardino International Airport were completed in 2011.
• The closest airport to San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Norton Air Force Base (SBD), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SBT.