Nonstop flight route between Kauhava, Finland and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kauhava Airport (KAU), Kauhava, Finland and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,387 miles (or 8,670 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 Kauhava 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 Kauhava 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 Kauhava Airport (KAU):

• In addition to being known as "Kauhava Airport", another name for KAU is "Kauhavan lentoasema".
• Because of Kauhava Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Kauhava 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.
• Kauhava Airport handled 155 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of KAU.
• Kauhava Airport (KAU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (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.
• 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.
• Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
• The establishment of March Air Force Base began in the early 20th century at a time when the United States was rushing to build up its military forces in anticipation of an entry into World War I.
• As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.
• The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.