Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Changzhou, Jiangsu, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX), Changzhou, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,561 miles (or 10,559 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 Changzhou Benniu 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 Changzhou Benniu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):

• 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.
• Norton Air Force Base began before World War II as Municipal Airport, San Bernardino under Army Air Corps jurisdiction.
• On 1 March 1942, the airport was renamed San Bernardino Army Air Field and the San Bernardino Air Depot was established there.
• In 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.
• 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.
• 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.
• A change of mission in 1966 from Air Force Logistics Command to Military Airlift Command meant that Norton became one of six Military Airlift Command strategic-airlift bases, supporting US Army and Marine Corps' airlift requirements among other functions.
• In 1950, Air Defense Command activated the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, being assigned to the Western Air Defense Force.

Facts about Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX):

• The closest airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) is Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of CZX.
• Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Changzhou Benniu Airport", other names for CZX include "常州奔牛机场" and "Chángzhōu Bēnniú Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is nearly antipodal to Changzhou Benniu Airport (meaning Changzhou Benniu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Justo José de Urquiza Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.