Nonstop flight route between Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tandag Airport (TDG), Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,332 miles (or 11,800 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 Tandag Airport and Norton Air Force Base, 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 Tandag Airport and Norton Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDG / RPMW |
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| Location: | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°4'19"N by 126°10'17"E |
| Area Served: | Tandag City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TDG |
| More Information: | TDG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Tandag Airport (TDG):
- In addition to being known as "Tandag Airport", other names for TDG include "Paliparan ng TandagTugpahanan sa Tandag" and "RPWW".
- Tandag Airport (TDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tandag Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tandag 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 Tandag Airport (TDG) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Tandag Airport (meaning Tandag Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Tandag Airport (TDG) is Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of TDG.
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- In 1950, Air Defense Command activated the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, being assigned to the Western Air Defense Force.
- 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.
- Norton AFB was closed as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988 in 1994.
- Recently, private development on the former base has helped turn the basically unused land into jobs and revenue for the city of San Bernardino as several companies have opened distribution centers on the property.
- 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.
- On 29 November 1957, General Thomas D.
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
