Nonstop flight route between Keshod, India and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keshod Airport (IXK), Keshod, India and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,591 miles (or 13,826 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 Keshod 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 Keshod 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 Keshod Airport (IXK):

• The furthest airport from Keshod Airport (IXK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Keshod Airport (meaning Keshod Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Keshod Airport", another name for IXK is "કેશોદ એરપોર્ટ".
• The closest airport to Keshod Airport (IXK) is Diu Airport (DIU), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of IXK.
• Because of Keshod Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Keshod 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.
• Keshod Airport (IXK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• On 1 May 1949, March became a part of the Strategic Air Command and the Fifteenth Air Force.
• The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.
• 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 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 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.
• Few members of the 1st Fighter Group foresaw subsequent difficulties in the summer of 1946 as they trained with their new jet fighters.
• 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.