Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ), Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,450 miles (or 13,598 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 Fitzroy Crossing 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 Fitzroy Crossing 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: | FIZ / YFTZ |
Airport Name: | Fitzroy Crossing Airport |
Location: | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°10'54"S by 125°33'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 368 feet (112 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIZ |
More Information: | FIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (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.
- The Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.
- In 1947, the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated as part of a service-wide, wing-base test and assigned to March.
- The March Field Airfest, also known as Thunder Over the Empire, is a biennial air show held at March.
- The Army quickly set about establishing the new air field.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
- March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of March Field was unknown.
Facts about Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ):
- Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
- The closest airport to Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Derby Airport (DRB), which is located 137 miles (220 kilometers) WNW of FIZ.
- Because of Fitzroy Crossing Airport's relatively low elevation of 368 feet, planes can take off or land at Fitzroy Crossing 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.