Nonstop flight route between Victorville, California, United States and Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV), Victorville, California, United States and Bembridge Airport (BBP), Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,387 miles (or 8,670 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 Southern California Logistics Airport and Bembridge 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 Southern California Logistics Airport and Bembridge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV):

• Southern California Logistics Airport, also known as Victorville Airport, is a public airport located in the city of Victorville in San Bernardino County, California approximately 20 mi north of San Bernardino.
• The SCLA Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility offers urban warfare training, and has served over 15,000 U.S.
• Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,421 miles (18,380 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• On August 9, 2007 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced that for their 2007 Autonomous Vehicle Competition both the Urban Challenge National Qualification Event and final event would take place at the urban military-training facility located on the former George Air Force Base.
• The closest airport to Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Apple Valley Airport (APV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of VCV.

Facts about Bembridge Airport (BBP):

• The closest airport to Bembridge Airport (BBP) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of BBP.
• The airport is home to the aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman The European assembly plant for Cirrus light aircraft is also located at Bembridge.
• The furthest airport from Bembridge Airport (BBP) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,920 miles (19,184 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Bembridge Airport (BBP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bembridge Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Bembridge 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.