Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,142 miles (or 11,494 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 Ouagadougou 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 Ouagadougou 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: | OUA / DFFD |
| Airport Name: | Ouagadougou Airport |
| Location: | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°21'11"N by 1°30'43"W |
| Area Served: | Ouagadougou |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1037 feet (316 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUA |
| More Information: | OUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton.
- 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 29 November 1957, General Thomas D.
- Norton Air Force Base began before World War II as Municipal Airport, San Bernardino under Army Air Corps jurisdiction.
- 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 change of mission in 1966 from Air Force Logistics Command to Military Airlift Command meant that Norton became one of six Military Airlift Command strategic-airlift bases, supporting US Army and Marine Corps' airlift requirements among other functions.
- 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 Ouagadougou Airport (OUA):
- Ouagadougou Airport handled 347,308 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Ouagadougou Airport (meaning Ouagadougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,583 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- The closest airport to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Kaya Airport (XKY), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NNE of OUA.
- Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) has 2 runways.
