Nonstop flight route between Karamay, Xinjiang, China and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karamay Airport (KRY), Karamay, Xinjiang, China and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,767 miles (or 10,891 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 Karamay 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 Karamay 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: | KRY / ZWKM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°27'59"N by 84°57'9"E | 
| Area Served: | Karamay, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1096 feet (334 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRY | 
| More Information: | KRY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBD / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Karamay Airport (KRY):
- The closest airport to Karamay Airport (KRY) is Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) WSW of KRY.
- Karamay Airport (KRY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Karamay Airport", other names for KRY include "克拉玛依机场" and "Kèlāmǎyī Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Karamay Airport (KRY) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- 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 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.
- With the air force moving into the jet age in the late 1940s, Norton began overhauling jet engines in 1951, and the San Bernardino Air Materiel Area became one of three air force jet overhaul centers by 1953.
- In the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- 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 was placed on the Department of Defense's base closure list in 1989.
- On 1 March 1942, the airport was renamed San Bernardino Army Air Field and the San Bernardino Air Depot was established there.




