Nonstop flight route between San José, Costa Rica and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,664 miles (or 4,287 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 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: | SJO / MROC |
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Location: | San José, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°59'38"N by 84°12'32"W |
Area Served: | San José, Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Costa Rica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3022 feet (921 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJO |
More Information: | SJO 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO):
- Gates 13, 14, 15, and 16
- The major operator in the airport is Avianca, followed by Copa Airlines.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (meaning Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Licensed taxis are available in the airport and will generally accept both colones and U.S.
- The closest airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of SJO.
- In addition to being known as "Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría".
- No major changes were made to the terminal until November 1997 when the government issued a decree requesting participation of private companies to manage the operations of the airport.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about March Air Reserve Base (RIV):
- At the same time, the War Department announced its intentions to build several new military installations.
- On 20 March 1918, Alessandro Flying Training Field became March Field, named in honor of Second Lieutenant Peyton C.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of March Field was unknown.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.