Nonstop flight route between Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ishigaki Airport (ISG), Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,741 miles (or 10,849 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 Ishigaki 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 Ishigaki 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: | ISG / ROIG |
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Location: | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°20'40"N by 124°11'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Elevation: | 86 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISG |
More Information: | ISG 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 Ishigaki Airport (ISG):
- The furthest airport from Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Ishigaki Airport (meaning Ishigaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- To meet these needs New Ishigaki Airport was constructed on the eastern side of the island, replaced Ishigaki Airport.
- Ishigaki Airport (ISG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Flight 611 of Southwest Air Lines is the only significant aircraft accident on record at Ishigaki Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ishigaki Airport", other names for ISG include "石垣空港" and "Ishigaki Kūkō".
- Because of Ishigaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Ishigaki 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 Ishigaki Airport (ISG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of ISG.
- The airport was opened in 1943 for military use, and converted to a civilian airport in 1956.
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.
- In 1947, the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated as part of a service-wide, wing-base test and assigned to March.
- 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.
- March Field remained quiet for only a short time.
- The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
- The March Field Airfest, also known as Thunder Over the Empire, is a biennial air show held at March.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.