Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Paamiut, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Paamiut Airport (JFR), Paamiut, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,465 miles (or 5,576 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 Paamiut 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 Paamiut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• 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.
• At the same time, the War Department announced its intentions to build several new military installations.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• Other activities at March ARB include F-16C/D alert site operations of the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing, which is also operationally-gained by ACC.
• The Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.
• The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.

Facts about Paamiut Airport (JFR):

• Paamiut Airport handled 4,249 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Paamiut Airport", other names for JFR include "Mittarfik Paamiut" and "Paamiut Lufthavn".
• The closest airport to Paamiut Airport (JFR) is Qassimiut Heliport (QJH), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) SE of JFR.
• Paamiut Airport (JFR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Paamiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Paamiut 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.