Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Keshod, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Keshod Airport (IXK), Keshod, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,576 miles (or 13,802 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 Keshod 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 Keshod 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 / |
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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: | IXK / VAKS |
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| Location: | Keshod, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'0"N by 70°16'13"E |
| Area Served: | Junagadh / Veraval |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXK |
| More Information: | IXK Maps & Info |
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- Norton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility located 2 miles east of downtown San Bernardino, California in San Bernardino County.
- The closure was cited as due to environmental wastes, inadequate facilities, and air traffic congestion west, and Los Angeles International Airport, 60 miles west).
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- On 1 March 1942, the airport was renamed San Bernardino Army Air Field and the San Bernardino Air Depot was established there.
- 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.
- A base railroad system interchanged with the Pacific Electric/Southern Pacific branch line on the south side of the installation.
- Major secondary missions of Norton Air Force Base was as Headquarters Air Defense Command for Southern California, during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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.
Facts about Keshod Airport (IXK):
- In addition to being known as "Keshod Airport", another name for IXK is "કેશોદ એરપોર્ટ".
- The furthest airport from Keshod Airport (IXK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Keshod Airport (meaning Keshod Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Keshod Airport (IXK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Keshod Airport (IXK) is Diu Airport (DIU), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of IXK.
- Because of Keshod Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Keshod 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.
