Nonstop flight route between Gold Beach, Oregon, United States and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL), Gold Beach, Oregon, United States and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 706 miles (or 1,136 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 relatively short distance between Gold Beach Municipal Airport and March Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL):

• Because of Gold Beach Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Beach Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL) is Brookings Airport (BOK), which is located 25 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of GOL.
• The furthest airport from Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,140 miles (17,928 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Gold Beach Municipal Airport", another name for GOL is "4S1".

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 March Field Airfest, also known as Thunder Over the Empire, is a biennial air show held at March.
• Detached from the wing, the 22d Bombardment Group deployed its B-29s in early July 1950 to Kadena AB, Okinawa, where it came under control of FEAF Bomber Command.
• After the war, March was assigned to the new Tactical Air Command as part of the postwar reorganization of the Army Air Force.