Nonstop flight route between Saratoga, Wyoming, United States and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shively Field (SAA), Saratoga, Wyoming, United States and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 773 miles (or 1,244 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 Shively Field and March Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAA / KSAA |
| Airport Name: | Shively Field |
| Location: | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°26'40"N by 106°49'24"W |
| Area Served: | Saratoga, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Saratoga |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7012 feet (2,137 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAA |
| More Information: | SAA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Shively Field (SAA):
- The closest airport to Shively Field (SAA) is Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of SAA.
- Because of Shively Field's high elevation of 7,012 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Shively Field (SAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shively Field (SAA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,831 miles (17,431 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
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.
- Other activities at March ARB include F-16C/D alert site operations of the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing, which is also operationally-gained by ACC.
- The 1st Fighter Group formed its own aerial demonstration team in January 1950.
- After the war, March was assigned to the new Tactical Air Command as part of the postwar reorganization of the Army Air Force.
- Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
- 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 first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
