Nonstop flight route between São Luís, Brazil and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), São Luís, Brazil and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,352 miles (or 8,614 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 Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) and March Air Reserve Base, 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 Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) and March Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLZ / SBSL |
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Location: | São Luís, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°35'12"S by 44°14'9"W |
Area Served: | São Luís |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 178 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLZ |
More Information: | SLZ 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 Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ):
- The closest airport to Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) E of SLZ.
- In 1942 the airport was inaugurated and since 1974 it is operated by Infraero.
- In addition to being known as "Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)", another name for SLZ is "Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Cunha Machado (Tirirical)".
- Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) handled 1,991,094 passengers last year.
- Because of Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)'s relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) 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.
- The furthest airport from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is nearly antipodal to Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (meaning Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kornasoren Airport), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia.
- Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) has 2 runways.
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.
- 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 Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.
- In December 1948, Twelfth Air Force and March AFB were assigned from Tactical Air Command to Continental Air Command, established on 1 December 1948.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of March Field was unknown.
- The establishment of March Air Force Base began in the early 20th century at a time when the United States was rushing to build up its military forces in anticipation of an entry into World War I.