Nonstop flight route between Saltillo, Mexico and San Bernardino, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,140 miles (or 1,834 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 Plan de Guadalupe International Airport and Norton Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):

• The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
• The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
• Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
• Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".

Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
• On 1 March 1942, the airport was renamed San Bernardino Army Air Field and the San Bernardino Air Depot was established there.
• 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 the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
• The aviation facilities of the base were converted into San Bernardino International Airport, and 3 of the 4 stationed squadrons – C-141 Starlifter, C-21, and C-12 Huron aircraft – were moved to nearby March Air Force Base, while the remaining squadron – C-141 aircraft – was moved to McChord Air Force Base, Washington.
• A base railroad system interchanged with the Pacific Electric/Southern Pacific branch line on the south side of the installation.