Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Bernardino International Airport (SBT), San Bernardino, California, United States and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,454 miles (or 3,949 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 San Bernardino International Airport and Eielson Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBT / KSBD |
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Location: | San Bernardino, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°5'43"N by 117°14'5"W |
Area Served: | San Bernardino / Inland Empire |
Operator/Owner: | San Bernardino International Airport Authority (SBIA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1157 feet (353 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBT |
More Information: | SBT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Facts about San Bernardino International Airport (SBT):
- The furthest airport from San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,447 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Norton Air Force Base (SBD), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SBT.
- The air base opened shortly after the attacks on Pearl Harbor to protect the southern California area.
- The closure was cited as due to environmental wastes, inadequate facilities, and air traffic congestion.
- Several major projects for the surrounding area have been completed, including Stater Bros.
- In addition to being known as "San Bernardino International Airport", another name for SBT is "SBD".
- An audit completed June 2011 at the request of a grand jury investigation found examples of potential mismanagement and financial irregularities.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force.
- On 20 August 1993, the 354 FW replaced the 343d Wing.
- Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska.
- The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.
- Eielson AFB was established in 1943 as Mile 26 Satellite Field.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- Taken off deployment status in 2007 as a result of BRAC 2005, today the primary mission of the base is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.
- The 375th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, from the 308th Bombardment Group at Tinker AFB Oklahoma, arrived at Eielson on 5 March 1949.
- Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
- On 1 December 1947 Strategic Air Command B-29 Superfortress bombers arrived at 26-Mile Airfield with the deployment of the 97th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, from Smoky Hill AFB, Kansas.