Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,764 miles (or 12,494 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 Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt, 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 Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt. 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):

• 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 began before World War II as Municipal Airport, San Bernardino under Army Air Corps jurisdiction.
• During World War II, San Bernardino Army Airfield provided administrative and logistical support for the United States Army Desert Training Center.
• 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.
• 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.
• On 29 November 1957, General Thomas D.
• In 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.

Facts about Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH):

• The airport is the third busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and Hurghada International Airport.
• The closest airport to Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) is St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NNW of SSH.
• Because of Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt 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 Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt", another name for SSH is "مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي".
• The largest regular aircraft operating into the airport is the Boeing 747-400 by Transaero Airlines.
• On 23 May 2007, the airport's second terminal was inaugurated with a capacity for 5 million passengers per year.
• Nationals from the EU and the US do not require a visa for travel to Sharm El Sheikh if the visit is for fourteen days or less, although those travelling to outside the Sinai area may still require a visa, which are purchasable for a small fee on arrival.