Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Georgetown, Delaware, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Sussex County Airport (GED), Georgetown, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,330 miles (or 3,750 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 relatively short distance between Norton Air Force Base and Sussex County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBD / |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GED / KGED |
Airport Name: | Sussex County Airport |
Location: | Georgetown, Delaware, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°41'16"N by 75°21'29"W |
Area Served: | Georgetown, Delaware |
Operator/Owner: | Sussex County Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GED |
More Information: | GED Maps & Info |
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- 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.
- The last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- In the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
- Norton AFB was closed as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988 in 1994.
- Norton Air Force Base began before World War II as Municipal Airport, San Bernardino under Army Air Corps jurisdiction.
- 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.
- 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 Sussex County Airport (GED):
- The furthest airport from Sussex County Airport (GED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Sussex County Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Sussex County 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 closest airport to Sussex County Airport (GED) is Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GED.
- Sussex County Airport (GED) has 2 runways.