Nonstop flight route between Ivujivik, Québec, Canada and Riverside, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ivujivik Airport (YIK), Ivujivik, Québec, Canada and March Air Reserve Base (RIV), Riverside, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,603 miles (or 4,190 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 Ivujivik Airport 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 Ivujivik Airport 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: | YIK / CYIK |
Airport Name: | Ivujivik Airport |
Location: | Ivujivik, Québec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°25'1"N by 77°55'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIK |
More Information: | YIK 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 Ivujivik Airport (YIK):
- The closest airport to Ivujivik Airport (YIK) is Salluit Airport (YZG), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of YIK.
- Ivujivik Airport (YIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ivujivik Airport (YIK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,420 miles (16,769 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Ivujivik Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivujivik 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.
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.
- As March Field began to take on the appearance of a permanent military installation, the base's basic mission changed.
- Civilian agency flight activities include a permanently based U.S.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of March Field was unknown.
- In December 1948, Twelfth Air Force and March AFB were assigned from Tactical Air Command to Continental Air Command, established on 1 December 1948.
- The closest airport to March Air Reserve Base (RIV) is Flabob Airport (RIR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of RIV.
- March Field remained quiet for only a short time.
- The first flying squadron was the 215th Aero Squadron, which was transferred from Rockwell Field, North Island, California.