Nonstop flight route between Butare, Rwanda and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Butare Airport (BTQ), Butare, Rwanda and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,405 miles (or 15,136 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 Butare 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 Butare 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: | BTQ / HRYI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Butare, Rwanda | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°35'42"S by 29°44'23"E | 
| Area Served: | Butare, Rwanda | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5801 feet (1,768 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BTQ | 
| More Information: | BTQ 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 Butare Airport (BTQ):
- Because of Butare Airport's high elevation of 5,801 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BTQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BTQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Butare Airport is an airport in Rwanda.
- The furthest airport from Butare Airport (BTQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,946 miles (19,224 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Butare Airport (BTQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Butare Airport, is located in the city of Butare, in Huye District, Southern Province.
- The closest airport to Butare Airport (BTQ) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of BTQ.
- In addition to being known as "Butare Airport", another name for BTQ is "Butare".
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (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.
- Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
- The 1st Fighter Group formed its own aerial demonstration team in January 1950.
- March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course.
- As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.
- The Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.




