Nonstop flight route between Newton, Iowa, United States and Riverside, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newton Municipal Airport (TNU), Newton, Iowa, United States and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,423 miles (or 2,290 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 Newton Municipal Airport and March Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Newton Municipal Airport (TNU):

• Because of Newton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 953 feet, planes can take off or land at Newton Municipal 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.
• Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of TNU.
• The furthest airport from Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,820 miles (17,412 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):

• March Field served as a base for primary flight training with an eight-week course.
• 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.
• Dragon Flight is a civilian formation flight demonstration team, based at March, sponsored by the March Field Aero Club.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of March Field was unknown.
• In the decade before World War II, March Field took on much of its current appearance and also began to gain prominence.
• The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
• On 15 August 1947, the 1st Fighter Wing was activated as part of AAF Regulation 20-15, "Reorganization of AAF Base Units and Installations," on 27 June 1947.