Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Norfolk, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), Norfolk, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,298 miles (or 3,698 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 Naval Station Norfolk, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• 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.
• 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.
• By late April 1918, enough progress had been made in the construction of the new field to allow the arrival of the first troops.
• However, by 1921, the decision had been made to phase down all activities at the base in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets.
• At the same time, the War Department announced its intentions to build several new military installations.
• After the war, March was assigned to the new Tactical Air Command as part of the postwar reorganization of the Army Air Force.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (NGU):

• Important historical events were taking place on the air side of the station as well.
• The last permanent structure added had been the administration building, constructed in 1930.
• Hangars, a new dispensary, three runways, magazine areas, warehouses, barracks and docking areas were patterned after similar existing airfields.
• The Hepburn Board had made recommendations to Congress earlier in the year that would also double the size and workload of the station.
• Construction of the training camp began on Independence Day 1917, and within the first 30 days housing for 7,500 men had been completed.
• The increased pace of operations made it necessary to further physical plant growth.
• The land on which the naval station is located was originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• The furthest airport from Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• During the 1920s and '30s the Naval Station operated at a reduced operating tempo.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".