Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Fera Airport (FRE), Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,142 miles (or 9,885 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 Fera 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 Fera 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: | FRE / AGGF |
Airport Name: | Fera Airport |
Location: | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'25"S by 159°34'38"E |
View all routes: | Routes from FRE |
More Information: | FRE 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 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.
- On 20 March 1918, Alessandro Flying Training Field became March Field, named in honor of Second Lieutenant Peyton C.
- However, by 1921, the decision had been made to phase down all activities at the base in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets.
- March Air Reserve Base, previously known as March Air Force Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley.
- March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course.
- By late April 1918, enough progress had been made in the construction of the new field to allow the arrival of the first troops.
- On 1 May 1949, March became a part of the Strategic Air Command and the Fifteenth Air Force.
- As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.
- March is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918.
- The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
Facts about Fera Airport (FRE):
- The closest airport to Fera Airport (FRE) is Yandina Airport (XYA), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSW of FRE.
- The furthest airport from Fera Airport (FRE) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Fera Airport (meaning Fera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.