Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Mosjøen, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF), Mosjøen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,050 miles (or 8,127 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad, 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad. 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):

• On 29 November 1957, General Thomas D.
• In 1950, Air Defense Command activated the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, being assigned to the Western Air Defense Force.
• The aviation facilities of the base were converted into San Bernardino International Airport, and 3 of the 4 stationed squadrons – C-141 Starlifter, C-21, and C-12 Huron aircraft – were moved to nearby March Air Force Base, while the remaining squadron – C-141 aircraft – was moved to McChord Air Force Base, Washington.
• In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
• 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 AFB was closed as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988 in 1994.
• 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF):

• The airport is located 10 minutes out of town.
• In addition to being known as "Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad", another name for MJF is "Mosjøen lufthavn, Kjærstad".
• Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad handled 60,887 passengers last year.
• The airport was opened in 1987 as part of the last group of regional airports to be built in Norway.
• The closest airport to Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) is Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) WNW of MJF.
• Because of Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad 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 furthest airport from Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,875 miles (17,501 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) currently has only 1 runway.