Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Kos Island, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS), Kos Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,041 miles (or 11,332 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 Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates, 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 Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates. 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):

• The Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.
• On 1 May 1949, March became a part of the Strategic Air Command and the Fifteenth Air Force.
• 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.
• By late April 1918, enough progress had been made in the construction of the new field to allow the arrival of the first troops.
• The March Field Airfest, also known as Thunder Over the Empire, is a biennial air show held at March.
• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• However, by 1921, the decision had been made to phase down all activities at the base in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets.
• 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 Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS):

• The furthest airport from Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,440 miles (18,411 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) is Leros Municipal Airport (LRS), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of KGS.
• Because of Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates's relatively low elevation of 409 feet, planes can take off or land at Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates 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.
• Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates", another name for KGS is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κω, Ιπποκράτης".