Nonstop flight route between Juiz de Fora, Brazil and San Bernardino, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA), Juiz de Fora, Brazil and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,195 miles (or 9,969 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 Presidente Itamar Franco 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 Presidente Itamar Franco 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 Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA):

• In addition to being known as "Presidente Itamar Franco Airport", another name for IZA is "Aeroporto Presidente Itamar Franco".
• The closest airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) is Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SW of IZA.
• The furthest airport from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (meaning Presidente Itamar Franco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,073 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
• In March 2011 Infraero ceased to administrate the airport and Multiterminais Alfandegados do Brasil became the new administrator.
• Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) currently has only 1 runway.
• It is operated by Multiterminais Alfandegados do Brasil.

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.
• Recently, private development on the former base has helped turn the basically unused land into jobs and revenue for the city of San Bernardino as several companies have opened distribution centers on the property.
• During World War II, San Bernardino Army Airfield provided administrative and logistical support for the United States Army Desert Training Center.
• In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
• In 1950, Air Defense Command activated the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, being assigned to the Western Air Defense Force.
• Norton was placed on the Department of Defense's base closure list in 1989.
• 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 closure was cited as due to environmental wastes, inadequate facilities, and air traffic congestion west, and Los Angeles International Airport, 60 miles west).
• 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.