Nonstop flight route between Oryol, Russia and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yuzhny Airport (OEL), Oryol, Russia and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,226 miles (or 10,021 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 Yuzhny 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 Yuzhny 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 Yuzhny Airport (OEL):

• In addition to being known as "Yuzhny Airport", other names for OEL include "Аэропорт Южный" and "UUOR".
• The furthest airport from Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,440 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Bryansk International Airport (BZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of OEL.
• Because of Yuzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhny 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.
• Yuzhny Airport (OEL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• In 1947, the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated as part of a service-wide, wing-base test and assigned to March.
• Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
• 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.
• On a lighter note, entertainer Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March on 6 May 1941.
• 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.
• As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.