Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Algiers, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), Algiers, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,236 miles (or 10,036 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 March Air Reserve Base and Houari Boumediene Airport, 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 March Air Reserve Base and Houari Boumediene Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALG / DAAG |
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Location: | Algiers, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'27"N by 3°12'55"E |
Area Served: | Algiers, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALG |
More Information: | ALG Maps & Info |
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- March is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918.
- As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
- At the same time, the War Department announced its intentions to build several new military installations.
- 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 15 August 1947, the 1st Fighter Wing was activated as part of AAF Regulation 20-15, "Reorganization of AAF Base Units and Installations," on 27 June 1947.
Facts about Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG):
- The new terminal at the airport
- The closest airport to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ALG.
- Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Houari Boumediene Airport (meaning Houari Boumediene Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,505 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The Domestic Terminal, renovated in 2007, has a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year.
- The airport was created in 1924 and named Maison Blanche Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Houari Boumediene Airport", other names for ALG include "مطار هواري بومدين الدولي" and "Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene".
- Houari Boumediene Airport handled 4,474,970 passengers last year.
- Because of Houari Boumediene Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Houari Boumediene 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.