Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Mekoryuk Airport (MYU), Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,838 miles (or 4,568 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 Mekoryuk 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 Mekoryuk 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.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• On 20 March 1918, Alessandro Flying Training Field became March Field, named in honor of Second Lieutenant Peyton C.
• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
• On a lighter note, entertainer Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March on 6 May 1941.
• Few members of the 1st Fighter Group foresaw subsequent difficulties in the summer of 1946 as they trained with their new jet fighters.
• Detached from the wing, the 22d Bombardment Group deployed its B-29s in early July 1950 to Kadena AB, Okinawa, where it came under control of FEAF Bomber Command.

Facts about Mekoryuk Airport (MYU):

• Mekoryuk Airport (MYU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mekoryuk Airport (MYU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,599 miles (17,058 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Mekoryuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Mekoryuk 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.
• The closest airport to Mekoryuk Airport (MYU) is Tununak Airport (TNK), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of MYU.