Nonstop flight route between Blida, Algeria and San Bernardino, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°30'13"N by 2°48'52"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°5'43"N by 117°14'5"W)
Distance from QLD to SBD:
6,217.81 miles (10,006.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blida Airport (QLD), Blida, Algeria and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,218 miles (or 10,007 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 Blida 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 Blida 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: | QLD / DAAB |
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| Location: | Blida, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°30'13"N by 2°48'52"E |
| Area Served: | Blida |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 535 feet (163 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QLD |
| More Information: | QLD 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 Blida Airport (QLD):
- Blida Airport (QLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Blida Airport's relatively low elevation of 535 feet, planes can take off or land at Blida 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.
- In addition to being known as "Blida Airport", another name for QLD is "Blida Airport (Blida)".
- The furthest airport from Blida Airport (QLD) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Blida Airport (meaning Blida Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Blida Airport (QLD) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of QLD.
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- The closure was cited as due to environmental wastes, inadequate facilities, and air traffic congestion west, and Los Angeles International Airport, 60 miles west).
- Norton AFB was closed as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988 in 1994.
- 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.
- A base railroad system interchanged with the Pacific Electric/Southern Pacific branch line on the south side of the installation.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.50 miles (7.23 km) NE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 25.73 miles (41.40 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 3 | 84.67 miles (136.27 km) WSW | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 4 | 112.29 miles (180.70 km) SE | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 5 | 125.89 miles (202.60 km) E | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| 6 | 132.67 miles (213.52 km) WSW | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 7 | 139.54 miles (224.57 km) E | Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) | Setif, Algeria | |
| 8 | 170.76 miles (274.81 km) E | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| 9 | 174.15 miles (280.26 km) WSW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 10 | 181.59 miles (292.24 km) NNW | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 11 | 198.57 miles (319.57 km) WSW | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 12 | 201.44 miles (324.18 km) WSW | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 13 | 201.82 miles (324.80 km) ESE | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 14 | 202.26 miles (325.51 km) SE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 15 | 210.62 miles (338.96 km) N | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,132.92 miles (19,525.99 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,097.77 miles (19,469.42 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,063.33 miles (19,413.99 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,063.00 miles (19,413.46 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,053.93 miles (19,398.88 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,037.98 miles (19,373.21 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,037.54 miles (19,372.49 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,032.58 miles (19,364.51 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,031.41 miles (19,362.63 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,028.01 miles (19,357.16 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,014.42 miles (19,335.29 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,001.40 miles (19,314.34 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,991.45 miles (19,298.32 km) E | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,966.54 miles (19,258.23 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,962.73 miles (19,252.11 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) S | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 2 | 12.43 miles (20.00 km) SW | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 3 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) S | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 4 | 15.58 miles (25.07 km) SW | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 5 | 21.13 miles (34.00 km) W | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 6 | 24.46 miles (39.37 km) WSW | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 7 | 25.05 miles (40.31 km) ESE | Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) | Banning, California, United States | |
| 8 | 25.91 miles (41.70 km) W | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 9 | 27.78 miles (44.71 km) SSE | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 10 | 31.29 miles (50.35 km) W | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 11 | 33.29 miles (53.57 km) N | Apple Valley Airport (APV) | Apple Valley, California, United States | |
| 12 | 35.71 miles (57.47 km) NNW | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 13 | 40.60 miles (65.34 km) SW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 14 | 45.37 miles (73.02 km) WSW | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 15 | 45.59 miles (73.37 km) ESE | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,447.40 miles (18,422.76 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,445.48 miles (18,419.67 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,442.79 miles (18,415.34 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,422.80 miles (18,383.16 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,301.39 miles (18,187.78 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,186.12 miles (18,002.27 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,175.01 miles (17,984.39 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,143.70 miles (17,934.00 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,058.38 miles (17,796.69 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,022.17 miles (17,738.42 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,014.70 miles (17,726.40 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,012.79 miles (17,723.32 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,992.97 miles (17,691.42 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,982.40 miles (17,674.42 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,975.57 miles (17,663.42 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |