Nonstop flight route between Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT), Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,887 miles (or 9,475 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 Colonia Catriel 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 Colonia Catriel Airport and March Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT):

• The furthest airport from Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Colonia Catriel Airport (meaning Colonia Catriel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
• The closest airport to Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSW of CCT.
• Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Colonia Catriel Airport", another name for CCT is "Aeropuerto de Colonia Catriel".

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.
• March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.
• The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
• The new F-86A fighter developed numerous teething troubles during its first months of service, but 1st Fighter Group mechanics gradually overcame these difficulties.
• March is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918.