Nonstop flight route between Kolhapur, India and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kolhapur Airport (KLH), Kolhapur, India and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,849 miles (or 14,240 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 Kolhapur 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 Kolhapur 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: | KLH / VAKP |
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| Location: | Kolhapur, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°39'52"N by 74°17'21"E |
| Area Served: | Kolhapur |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1996 feet (608 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLH |
| More Information: | KLH 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 Kolhapur Airport (KLH):
- The closest airport to Kolhapur Airport (KLH) is Belgaum Airport (IXG), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of KLH.
- The furthest airport from Kolhapur Airport (KLH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,673 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport was closed for repairs by order of the DGCA on June 16, 2010 after the runway surface was found to be unsafe in the monsoons.
- Kolhapur airport was set for a major upgrade, making it capable of handling Boeing 737 aircraft.
- The Airports Authority of India is considering night landing facilities at Kolhapur airport, which will bring in additional air services to the city.
- Kolhapur Airport (KLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kolhapur Airport", another name for KLH is "कोल्हापूर विमानतळ".
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- The last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.
- 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.
- In the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
- Major secondary missions of Norton Air Force Base was as Headquarters Air Defense Command for Southern California, during the 1950s and 1960s.
- LAADS was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and the designation was returned as the 27th Air Division, being stationed at Luke AFB, Arizona under Fourth Air Force as part of a consolidation with the inactivating Phoenix Air Defense Sector.
- 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".
