Nonstop flight route between Geneina, Sudan and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Geneina Airport (EGN), Geneina, Sudan and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,227 miles (or 13,241 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 Geneina 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 Geneina 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 Geneina Airport (EGN):

• The furthest airport from Geneina Airport (EGN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Geneina Airport (meaning Geneina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Geneina Airport (EGN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Geneina Airport (EGN) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 112 miles (180 kilometers) WNW of EGN.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• By late April 1918, enough progress had been made in the construction of the new field to allow the arrival of the first troops.
• 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.
• 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.
• In December 1948, Twelfth Air Force and March AFB were assigned from Tactical Air Command to Continental Air Command, established on 1 December 1948.
• The Army quickly set about establishing the new air field.
• March is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918.