Nonstop flight route between Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 390 miles (or 627 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 Bryce Canyon Airport and March Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCE / KBCE |
Airport Name: | Bryce Canyon Airport |
Location: | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°42'23"N by 112°8'41"W |
Area Served: | Bryce Canyon, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Garfield County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7590 feet (2,313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCE |
More Information: | BCE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIV / KRIV |
Airport Name: | March Air Reserve Base |
Location: | Riverside, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°52'50"N by 117°15'33"W |
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More Information: | RIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE):
- The furthest airport from Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,168 miles (17,972 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport is near Bryce Canyon National Park and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
- United Airlines Flight 608 a DC-6 was on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago when it crashed at 12:29 pm on October 24, 1947 about 1.5 miles southeast of Bryce Canyon Airport, killing all 5 crew members and 47 passengers on board.
- The Garfield County Airport Hangar is significant as an unusual example of a log hangar.
- Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bryce Canyon Airport's high elevation of 7,590 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BCE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BCE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) is Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of BCE.
- The timber used in the hangar shows the marks of the borers that infested the trees, which were harvested as part of a program to remove beetle-killed trees.
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- The Army quickly set about establishing the new air field.
- Few members of the 1st Fighter Group foresaw subsequent difficulties in the summer of 1946 as they trained with their new jet fighters.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
- The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.
- The host unit at March is the Air Force Reserve's 452d Air Mobility Wing, which in addition to its operational flying mission, also provides host base support for numerous tenant units.
- The new F-86A fighter developed numerous teething troubles during its first months of service, but 1st Fighter Group mechanics gradually overcame these difficulties.
- However, by 1921, the decision had been made to phase down all activities at the base in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets.
- On a lighter note, entertainer Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March on 6 May 1941.
- The furthest airport from March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,461 miles (18,445 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
- The Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.