Nonstop flight route between El Salvador, Chile and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), El Salvador, Chile and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,195 miles (or 8,360 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 Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo 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 Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo 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 Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR):

• Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport's high elevation of 5,240 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ESR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ESR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Liping Airport (HZH), which is nearly antipodal to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (meaning Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Liping Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Liping County, Guizhou, China.
• The closest airport to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of ESR.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• Civilian agency flight activities include a permanently based U.S.
• On a lighter note, entertainer Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March on 6 May 1941.
• The new F-86A fighter developed numerous teething troubles during its first months of service, but 1st Fighter Group mechanics gradually overcame these difficulties.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of March Field was unknown.
• 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.