Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Fullerton, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL), Fullerton, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 41 miles (or 67 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 relatively short distance between March Air Reserve Base and Fullerton Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FUL / KFUL |
| Airport Name: | Fullerton Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fullerton, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°52'19"N by 117°58'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fullerton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUL |
| More Information: | FUL Maps & Info |
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.
- On a lighter note, entertainer Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March on 6 May 1941.
- 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.
- The host unit at March is the Air Force Reserve's 452d Air Mobility Wing, which in addition to its operational flying mission, also provides host base support for numerous tenant units.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
Facts about Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL):
- Fullerton Municipal Airport can trace its origins back as early as 1913 when barnstormers and crop dusters used the former pig farm as a makeshift landing strip.
- Its control tower handles an average of 262 operations per day.
- The furthest airport from Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) is Long Beach Airport (JLB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of FUL.
- Because of Fullerton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Fullerton Municipal 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.
- The airport is located in the southwestern corner of Fullerton on Commonwealth Avenue, northeast of the junction of the Santa Ana and Riverside Freeways.
- Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1949, Dick Riedel and Midway City, California's Bill Barris of Fullerton Air Service, sponsored by the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, set a world flight endurance record from the airport, keeping their modified Aeronca Sedan, the Sunkist Lady aloft for 1,008 hours and 2 minutes.
