Nonstop flight route between Moultrie, Georgia, United States and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), Moultrie, Georgia, United States and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,949 miles (or 3,136 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 relatively short distance between Moultrie Municipal Airport and Norton Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGR / KMGR |
| Airport Name: | Moultrie Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Moultrie, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°5'6"N by 83°48'11"W |
| Area Served: | Moultrie, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Moultrie |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGR |
| More Information: | MGR 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 Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR):
- The closest airport to Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) is Spence Airport (MUL), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of MGR.
- Moultrie Municipal Airport covers an area of 369 acres at an elevation of 294 feet above mean sea level.
- Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Moultrie Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Moultrie Municipal 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.
- The furthest airport from Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Moultrie Airport was built sometime before World War II.
- Moultrie Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located six nautical miles south of the central business district of Moultrie, a city in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States.
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.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.
- Norton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility located 2 miles east of downtown San Bernardino, California in San Bernardino County.
- 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.
