Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 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 Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM), Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,209 miles (or 1,946 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 Okmulgee Regional 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: | OKM / KOKM |
| Airport Name: | Okmulgee Regional Airport |
| Location: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°40'5"N by 95°56'54"W |
| Area Served: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Okmulgee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 720 feet (219 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKM |
| More Information: | OKM Maps & Info |
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- With the air force moving into the jet age in the late 1940s, Norton began overhauling jet engines in 1951, and the San Bernardino Air Materiel Area became one of three air force jet overhaul centers by 1953.
- Norton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility located 2 miles east of downtown San Bernardino, California in San Bernardino County.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- 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 last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.
- 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.
- In 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.
- In the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
- Major secondary missions of Norton Air Force Base was as Headquarters Air Defense Command for Southern California, during the 1950s and 1960s.
Facts about Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM):
- Because of Okmulgee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 720 feet, planes can take off or land at Okmulgee Regional 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.
- Central DC-3s landed for a year or two around 1951-52.
- The closest airport to Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of OKM.
- Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
