Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and San Bernardino, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and San Bernardino International Airport (SBT), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,546 miles (or 10,535 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 Norfolk Island Airport and San Bernardino International Airport, 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 Norfolk Island Airport and San Bernardino International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):

• The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
• In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
• The airport resides at an elevation of 371 ft above sea level.
• Located 852 km southeast of Norfolk is Kaitaia Airport the most northerly airfield in New Zealand, 754 km north is Nouméa Airport in New Caledonia, and 900 km west is Lord Howe Island Airport which is 600 km to the Australian mainland.
• The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
• Initially used for bomber patrols and for a transport service to Bougainville Island, the airfield was never used as a major base and became a stopover for aircraft travelling between Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
• Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
• Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
• Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.

Facts about San Bernardino International Airport (SBT):

• The air base opened shortly after the attacks on Pearl Harbor to protect the southern California area.
• San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Norton Air Force Base (SBD), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SBT.
• In addition to being known as "San Bernardino International Airport", another name for SBT is "SBD".
• The furthest airport from San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,447 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• 10,001' x 200' Rated for Airbus A380 at 1,300,000 lbs.
• Most parts of San Bernardino International Airport were completed in 2011.