Nonstop flight route between Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hwange National Park Airport (HWN), Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,002 miles (or 16,097 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 Hwange National Park 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 Hwange National Park 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 Hwange National Park Airport (HWN):

• Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Hwange National Park Airport (meaning Hwange National Park Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,766 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) is Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) WNW of HWN.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
• 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.
• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• After the war, March was assigned to the new Tactical Air Command as part of the postwar reorganization of the Army Air Force.
• 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 is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.