Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SBD to BJK:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SBD Airport Information
- BJK Airport Information
- Facts about SBD
- Facts about BJK
- Map of Nearest Airports to SBD
- List of Nearest Airports to SBD
- Map of Furthest Airports from SBD
- List of Furthest Airports from SBD
- Map of Nearest Airports to BJK
- List of Nearest Airports to BJK
- Map of Furthest Airports from BJK
- List of Furthest Airports from BJK
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK), Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,510 miles (or 12,085 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 Norton Air Force Base and Benjina-Nangasuri 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 Norton Air Force Base and Benjina-Nangasuri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBD / |
Airport Names: |
|
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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJK / WAPK |
Airport Name: | Benjina-Nangasuri Airport |
Location: | Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'57"S by 134°16'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | PT Djanti Group |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BJK |
More Information: | BJK Maps & Info |
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.
- Discrete C-130 Hercules modification tests were conducted out of Area II of the base in the late 1960s, with the 1198th Operational Evaluation and Training Squadron operating four highly classified C-130E special operations testbeds modified at Lockheed Air Services, at near-by Ontario Airport under projects Thin Slice and Heavy Chain.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- Norton was placed on the Department of Defense's base closure list in 1989.
- During World War II, San Bernardino Army Airfield provided administrative and logistical support for the United States Army Desert Training Center.
- 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.
Facts about Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK):
- The furthest airport from Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,972 miles (19,268 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- The closest airport to Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) is Dobo Airport (DOB), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of BJK.
- Because of Benjina-Nangasuri Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjina-Nangasuri 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.