Nonstop flight route between Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea and San Bernardino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vivigani Airport (VIV), Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea and Norton Air Force Base (SBD), San Bernardino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,717 miles (or 10,809 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 Vivigani 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 Vivigani 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: | VIV / | 
| Airport Name: | Vivigani Airport | 
| Location: | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'23"S by 150°19'11"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VIV | 
| More Information: | VIV Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBD / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Vivigani Airport (VIV):
- The Royal Australian Air Force prepared the airfields, first building an emergency landing strip in April 1943.
- The furthest airport from Vivigani Airport (VIV) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Vivigani Airport (VIV) is Gurney Airport (GUR), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) S of VIV.
Facts about Norton Air Force Base (SBD):
- In addition to being known as "Norton Air Force Base", another name for SBD is "Norton AFB".
- In the 1960s, Norton expanded its depot support mission by supporting Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles s, with depot-level logistical support.
- Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton.
- 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.
- The last of the facilities on the base were closed in 1995.
- 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 SAGE Direction Center closed in 1966 along with the other ADC facilities at Norton.




