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):

• March Field remained quiet for only a short time.
• The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
• As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.
• March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• Few members of the 1st Fighter Group foresaw subsequent difficulties in the summer of 1946 as they trained with their new jet fighters.
• On 20 March 1918, Alessandro Flying Training Field became March Field, named in honor of Second Lieutenant Peyton C.
• The March Field Airfest, also known as Thunder Over the Empire, is a biennial air show held at March.
• Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
• 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.

Facts about Naval Station Norfolk (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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Station Norfolk", another name for NGU is "Chambers Field".
• The closest airport to Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ESE of NGU.
• When the United States became involved in World War I, the size of the Navy's air component was rapidly expanded.
• Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
• In June 1941, the personnel count at the Naval Station dramatically increased once again.
• Using the same theories of Eugene Ely's flight nearly 13 years earlier, another milestone was achieved.
• Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• World War II profoundly changed the appearance of the Naval Station.