Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Kayenta, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Kayenta Airport (MVM), Kayenta, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 442 miles (or 711 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 Kayenta 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: | MVM / |
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Location: | Kayenta, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°42'59"N by 110°13'41"W |
Area Served: | Kayenta, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Kayenta Township |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 5688 feet (1,734 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | MVM Maps & Info |
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- In 1947, the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated as part of a service-wide, wing-base test and assigned to March.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of 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.
- Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
- However, by 1921, the decision had been made to phase down all activities at the base in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets.
- Few members of the 1st Fighter Group foresaw subsequent difficulties in the summer of 1946 as they trained with their new jet fighters.
- 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 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.
Facts about Kayenta Airport (MVM):
- The furthest airport from Kayenta Airport (MVM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Kayenta Airport (MVM) is Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNW of MVM.
- Because of Kayenta Airport's high elevation of 5,688 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MVM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MVM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Kayenta Airport (MVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kayenta Airport", another name for MVM is "0V7".