Nonstop flight route between Fane, Papua New Guinea and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fane Airport (FNE), Fane, Papua New Guinea and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,870 miles (or 11,056 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 Fane 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 Fane 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 Fane Airport (FNE):

• Fane Airport (FNE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Fane Airport (FNE) is Kokoda Airport (KKD), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ESE of FNE.
• Because of Fane Airport's high elevation of 4,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FNE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FNE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Fane Airport (FNE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,718 miles (18,858 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• The Army quickly set about establishing the new air field.
• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of March Field was unknown.
• The March Field Airfest, also known as Thunder Over the Empire, is a biennial air show held at 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.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• 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 Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.