Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,299 miles (or 10,137 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 Mandalgovi 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 Mandalgovi 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):

• 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.
• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• The establishment of March Air Force Base began in the early 20th century at a time when the United States was rushing to build up its military forces in anticipation of an entry into World War I.
• 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.
• After the war, March was assigned to the new Tactical Air Command as part of the postwar reorganization of the Army Air Force.
• 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 Mandalgovi Airport (MXW):

• Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mandalgovi Airport (meaning Mandalgovi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Vidal Airfield), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Coyhaique, Chile.
• The closest airport to Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) N of MXW.