Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Tan-Tan, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Tan Tan Airport (TTA), Tan-Tan, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,959 miles (or 9,590 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 Tan Tan 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 Tan Tan 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: | TTA / GMAT |
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Location: | Tan-Tan, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°26'53"N by 11°9'41"W |
Area Served: | Tan Tan, Morocco |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 653 feet (199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TTA |
More Information: | TTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- In 1955, the 27th AD established a Manual Air-Defense Control Center at Norton to monitor and track aircraft in Southern California.
- A base railroad system interchanged with the Pacific Electric/Southern Pacific branch line on the south side of the installation.
- In 1950, Air Defense Command activated the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, being assigned to the Western Air Defense Force.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 1 March 1942, the airport was renamed San Bernardino Army Air Field and the San Bernardino Air Depot was established there.
- In the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
Facts about Tan Tan Airport (TTA):
- In addition to being known as "Tan Tan Airport", other names for TTA include "مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض", "Plage Blanche Airport" and "Tan Tan Plage Blanche".
- Tan Tan Airport (TTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tan Tan Airport's relatively low elevation of 653 feet, planes can take off or land at Tan Tan 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.
- The furthest airport from Tan Tan Airport (TTA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tan Tan Airport (meaning Tan Tan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Tan Tan Airport (TTA) is Lanzarote Airport (ACE), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) WNW of TTA.