Nonstop flight route between Riverside, California, United States and Moshi, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States and Moshi Airport (QSI), Moshi, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,768 miles (or 15,720 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 Moshi 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 Moshi 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):

• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.
• March is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, being established as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918.
• 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 new F-86A fighter developed numerous teething troubles during its first months of service, but 1st Fighter Group mechanics gradually overcame these difficulties.
• 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 Moshi Airport (QSI):

• In addition to being known as "Moshi Airport", another name for QSI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Moshi  (Swahili)".
• The closest airport to Moshi Airport (QSI) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) WSW of QSI.
• Moshi Airport handled 575 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Moshi Airport (QSI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,495 miles (18,500 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Moshi Airport (QSI) has 2 runways.