Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(34°5'43"N by 117°14'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°52'58"N by 2°43'27"W)
Distance from SBD to VIT:
5,703.36 miles (9,178.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States and Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,703 miles (or 9,179 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz 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 / |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | VIT / LEVT |
| Airport Name: | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport |
| Location: | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°52'58"N by 2°43'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1682 feet (513 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIT |
| More Information: | VIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (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.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton.
- 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.
- 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 last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.
- In 1950, Air Defense Command activated the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, being assigned to the Western Air Defense Force.
- 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT):
- The closest airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) is Bilbao Airport (BIO), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNW of VIT.
- Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (meaning Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) S | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 12.43 miles (20.00 km) SW | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 3 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) S | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 4 | 15.58 miles (25.07 km) SW | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 5 | 21.13 miles (34.00 km) W | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 6 | 24.46 miles (39.37 km) WSW | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 7 | 25.05 miles (40.31 km) ESE | Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) | Banning, California, United States | |
| 8 | 25.91 miles (41.70 km) W | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 9 | 27.78 miles (44.71 km) SSE | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 10 | 31.29 miles (50.35 km) W | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 11 | 33.29 miles (53.57 km) N | Apple Valley Airport (APV) | Apple Valley, California, United States | |
| 12 | 35.71 miles (57.47 km) NNW | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 13 | 40.60 miles (65.34 km) SW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 14 | 45.37 miles (73.02 km) WSW | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 15 | 45.59 miles (73.37 km) ESE | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,447.40 miles (18,422.76 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,445.48 miles (18,419.67 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,442.79 miles (18,415.34 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,422.80 miles (18,383.16 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,301.39 miles (18,187.78 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,186.12 miles (18,002.27 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,175.01 miles (17,984.39 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,143.70 miles (17,934.00 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,058.38 miles (17,796.69 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,022.17 miles (17,738.42 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,014.70 miles (17,726.40 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,012.79 miles (17,723.32 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,992.97 miles (17,691.42 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,982.40 miles (17,674.42 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,975.57 miles (17,663.42 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.39 miles (48.91 km) NNW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 2 | 35.69 miles (57.44 km) SE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 3 | 55.15 miles (88.76 km) E | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 4 | 57.35 miles (92.30 km) NE | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 5 | 57.97 miles (93.30 km) SW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 6 | 66.80 miles (107.51 km) NW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 7 | 72.80 miles (117.15 km) NE | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 8 | 120.28 miles (193.57 km) SE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 9 | 121.23 miles (195.10 km) ENE | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 10 | 134.31 miles (216.14 km) ESE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 11 | 135.76 miles (218.48 km) SW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 139.07 miles (223.81 km) E | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 13 | 143.19 miles (230.45 km) NNE | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 14 | 150.12 miles (241.60 km) W | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 15 | 167.58 miles (269.69 km) NE | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,280.28 miles (19,763.14 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.76 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,256.52 miles (19,724.90 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,247.49 miles (19,710.38 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,240.13 miles (19,698.53 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,238.66 miles (19,696.17 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,203.77 miles (19,640.02 km) SSE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,201.89 miles (19,636.99 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,199.95 miles (19,633.87 km) S | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,194.22 miles (19,624.65 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,185.63 miles (19,610.82 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,169.35 miles (19,584.62 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,152.89 miles (19,558.12 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,143.85 miles (19,543.59 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,142.96 miles (19,542.14 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |