Nonstop flight route between Port Sudan, Sudan and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU), Port Sudan, Sudan and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,388 miles (or 13,500 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 Port Sudan New International 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 Port Sudan New International Airport and March Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PZU / HSPN |
| Airport Name: | Port Sudan New International Airport |
| Location: | Port Sudan, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'0"N by 37°14'3"E |
| Area Served: | Port Sudan, Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PZU |
| More Information: | PZU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIV / KRIV |
| Airport Name: | March Air Reserve Base |
| Location: | Riverside, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°52'50"N by 117°15'33"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIV |
| More Information: | RIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU):
- The furthest airport from Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) is Hao Airport (HOI), which is nearly antipodal to Port Sudan New International Airport (meaning Port Sudan New International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hao Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia.
- Because of Port Sudan New International Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Sudan New International 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.
- Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) is King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), which is located 199 miles (320 kilometers) NE of PZU.
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- March Field remained quiet for only a short time.
- At the same time, the War Department announced its intentions to build several new military installations.
- On 16 April 1950, the 1st Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 1st Fighter-Interceptor Wing.
- 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.
- Few members of the 1st Fighter Group foresaw subsequent difficulties in the summer of 1946 as they trained with their new jet fighters.
