Nonstop flight route between Kerio Valley, Kenya and San Bernardino, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kimwarer Airport (KRV), Kerio Valley, Kenya and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,481 miles (or 15,259 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 Kimwarer 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 Kimwarer 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 Kimwarer Airport (KRV):

• There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Nakuru Airport at this time.
• Kimwarer Airport (KRV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of KRV.
• The furthest airport from Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,688 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Kimwarer Airport's high elevation of 4,701 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KRV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KRV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Its location is approximately 250 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
• In addition to being known as "Kimwarer Airport", other names for KRV include "Nakuru Airport" and "Kimwarer".

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.
• 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.
• The aviation facilities of the base were converted into San Bernardino International Airport, and 3 of the 4 stationed squadrons – C-141 Starlifter, C-21, and C-12 Huron aircraft – were moved to nearby March Air Force Base, while the remaining squadron – C-141 aircraft – was moved to McChord Air Force Base, Washington.
• 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".