Nonstop flight route between Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,339 miles (or 8,593 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 Kokkola-Pietarsaari 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 Kokkola-Pietarsaari 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: | KOK / EFKK |
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| Location: | Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°43'13"N by 23°8'21"E |
| Area Served: | Kokkola, Jakobstad |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KOK |
| More Information: | KOK 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 Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK):
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport handled 94,684 passengers last year.
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,860 miles (17,477 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) is Kauhava Airport (KAU), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) S of KOK.
- Because of Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Kokkola-Pietarsaari 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport", another name for KOK is "Karleby-Jakobstad flygplatsKokkola-Pietarsaaren lentoasema".
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- In 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.
- 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.
- 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.
- Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton.
- During World War II, San Bernardino Army Airfield provided administrative and logistical support for the United States Army Desert Training Center.
- 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".
