Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Palmerston North, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Palmerston North Airport (PMR), Palmerston North, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,673 miles (or 10,740 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 Palmerston North 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 Palmerston North Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIV |
More Information: | RIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMR / NZPM |
Airport Name: | Palmerston North Airport |
Location: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°19'14"S by 175°37'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Palmerston North Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMR |
More Information: | PMR Maps & Info |
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.
- March is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918.
- 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 March Field Airfest, also known as Thunder Over the Empire, is a biennial air show held at March.
- On 1 May 1949, March became a part of the Strategic Air Command and the Fifteenth Air Force.
- The signing of the armistice in November 1918 did not halt training at March Field.
- The Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.
- At the same time, the War Department announced its intentions to build several new military installations.
- March Air Reserve Base, previously known as March Air Force Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley.
- The Army quickly set about establishing the new air field.
Facts about Palmerston North Airport (PMR):
- Palmerston North Airport (PMR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Palmerston North Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmerston North 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.
- Palmerston North Airport handled 449,090 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Palmerston North Airport (PMR) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is nearly antipodal to Palmerston North Airport (meaning Palmerston North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Madrid, Spain.
- The closest airport to Palmerston North Airport (PMR) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NW of PMR.
- Palmerston North Airport is located on the outskirts of the suburb of Milson in Palmerston North, New Zealand, 5 km north-east of the City central area.