Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,603 miles (or 2,579 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 El Lencero 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 |
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More Information: | RIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA |
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Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W |
Area Served: | Xalapa |
Operator/Owner: | State government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- In December 1948, Twelfth Air Force and March AFB were assigned from Tactical Air Command to Continental Air Command, established on 1 December 1948.
- However, by 1921, the decision had been made to phase down all activities at the base in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets.
- 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.
- At the same time, the War Department announced its intentions to build several new military installations.
- March Field remained quiet for only a short time.
- 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 El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Xalapa National Airport is located six miles east of Xalapa, on the South side of the road Xalapa – Veracruz, and Northwest of one small lagoon.
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
- In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new runway.