Nonstop flight route between Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR), Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,608 miles (or 13,854 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International 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: | PNR / FCPP | 
| Airport Name: | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport | 
| Location: | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°48'47"S by 11°53'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Pointe-Noire | 
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PNR | 
| More Information: | PNR 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR):
- Because of Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) is Cabinda Airport (CAB), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of PNR.
- Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- The SAGE Direction Center closed in 1966 along with the other ADC facilities at Norton.
- 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.
- On 29 November 1957, General Thomas D.
- Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton.




