Nonstop flight route between Bourges, France and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bourges Airport (BOU), Bourges, France and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,708 miles (or 9,187 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 Bourges Airport and March Air Reserve 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 Bourges Airport and March Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOU / LFLD |
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Location: | Bourges, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'38"N by 2°22'12"E |
Area Served: | Bourges, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI du Cher |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOU |
More Information: | BOU 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 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIV |
More Information: | RIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Bourges Airport (BOU):
- Bourges Airport (BOU) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bourges Airport", another name for BOU is "Aéroport de Bourges".
- The closest airport to Bourges Airport (BOU) is Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of BOU.
- The furthest airport from Bourges Airport (BOU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourges Airport (meaning Bourges Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,205 miles (19,642 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Bourges Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourges 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.
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
- 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 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 Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.
- On 1 May 1949, March became a part of the Strategic Air Command and the Fifteenth Air Force.
- March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course.