Nonstop flight route between Limbe, Cameroon and San Bernardino, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Limbe Airport (VCC), Limbe, Cameroon and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,072 miles (or 12,991 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 Limbe 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 Limbe Airport and Norton Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Limbe Airport (VCC):

• The furthest airport from Limbe Airport (VCC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Limbe Airport (meaning Limbe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• In addition to being known as "Limbe Airport", another name for VCC is "Limbe Airport (Limbe)".
• Because of Limbe Airport's relatively low elevation of 381 feet, planes can take off or land at Limbe 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 closest airport to Limbe Airport (VCC) is Douala International Airport (DLA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of VCC.

Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):

• The last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.
• During World War II, San Bernardino Army Airfield provided administrative and logistical support for the United States Army Desert Training Center.
• 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 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.
• A change of mission in 1966 from Air Force Logistics Command to Military Airlift Command meant that Norton became one of six Military Airlift Command strategic-airlift bases, supporting US Army and Marine Corps' airlift requirements among other functions.
• In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
• On 29 November 1957, General Thomas D.
• Major secondary missions of Norton Air Force Base was as Headquarters Air Defense Command for Southern California, during the 1950s and 1960s.
• On 1 March 1942, the airport was renamed San Bernardino Army Air Field and the San Bernardino Air Depot was established there.
• The SAGE Direction Center closed in 1966 along with the other ADC facilities at Norton.