Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Bernardino International Airport (SBT), San Bernardino, California, United States and Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP), Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,481 miles (or 8,821 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 San Bernardino International Airport and Tampere–Pirkkala 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 San Bernardino International Airport and Tampere–Pirkkala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Bernardino International Airport (SBT):

• The closure was cited as due to environmental wastes, inadequate facilities, and air traffic congestion.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "San Bernardino International Airport", another name for SBT is "SBD".
• San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Additionally, San Bernardino Associated Governments, the transportation-planning agency serving San Bernardino County, is developing a fixed-guideway transportation system connecting the planned multimodal terminal at Rialto Avenue and E Street with San Bernardino International Airport approximately 1.5 miles to the East.
• 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.
• San Bernardino International Airport is capable of accommodating the largest commercial airliners in service today.

Facts about Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP):

• Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is also home to the Satakunta Air Command base of the Finnish Air Force, with F-18 Hornets stationed there.
• Low-cost Onnibus expressbus service to Helsinki and Turku leave from Pirkkala ABC gas station, located about 4 km north from the airport, near the intersection of road 308 and road 3/E12.
• Tampere–Pirkkala Airport handled 466,671 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Halli Airport (KEV), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of TMP.
• The furthest airport from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,971 miles (17,656 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Tampere Airport was founded in 1936 in Härmälä located some 6 kilometres from the centre of Tampere.
• In addition to being known as "Tampere–Pirkkala Airport", another name for TMP is "Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema".
• Because of Tampere–Pirkkala Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampere–Pirkkala 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.