Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Razer Airport (KUR), Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,565 miles (or 12,175 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 Razer 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 Razer 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: | KUR / OARZ |
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| Location: | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'1"N by 70°45'39"E |
| Area Served: | Razer |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8269 feet (2,520 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUR |
| More Information: | KUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- In 1950, Air Defense Command activated the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, being assigned to the Western Air Defense Force.
- 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.
- Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton.
- On 29 November 1957, General Thomas D.
- LAADS was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and the designation was returned as the 27th Air Division, being stationed at Luke AFB, Arizona under Fourth Air Force as part of a consolidation with the inactivating Phoenix Air Defense Sector.
- In 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.
- 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 was placed on the Department of Defense's base closure list in 1989.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
Facts about Razer Airport (KUR):
- Razer Airport (KUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Razer Airport's high elevation of 8,269 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KUR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KUR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Razer Airport (KUR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,825 miles (19,031 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Razer Airport", another name for KUR is "Razer Airport (Razer)".
- The closest airport to Razer Airport (KUR) is Chitral Airport (CJL), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of KUR.
