Nonstop flight route between Salton City, California, United States and De Ridder, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salton Sea Airport (SAS), Salton City, California, United States and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI), De Ridder, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,332 miles (or 2,144 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 Salton Sea Airport and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Salton Sea Airport (SAS):

• Because of Salton Sea Airport's relatively low elevation of -84 feet, planes can take off or land at Salton Sea 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.
• Salton Sea Airport (SAS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Salton Sea Airport (SAS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,504 miles (18,514 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Salton Sea Airport (SAS) is Borrego Valley Airport (BXS), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) W of SAS.

Facts about Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI):

• The airport continues to host military exercises which include parachute jumps by Fort Polk personnel.
• Because of Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base 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.
• on 31 March 1944, the II Tactical Air Division of III Tactical Air Command was assigned to DeRidder and conducted replacement training.
• The sawmill had been built along the Santa Fe Railroad tracks with the planer mill on one side of the tracks and the big mill, commissary, and office on the other side of the tracks.
• In late 1942, the airfield was reassigned to III Tactical Air Command which performed medium and light bomber tactical bomber training.
• The furthest airport from Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,994 miles (17,693 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Chennault International Airport (CWF), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of DRI.
• Interest in the military utilization of the airfield increased significantly in 1939 when war began in Europe.