Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Jauja, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), Jauja, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,255 miles (or 6,848 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 Edwards Air Force Base and Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport, 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 Edwards Air Force Base and Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDW / KEDW |
Airport Name: | Edwards Air Force Base |
Location: | Edwards, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
View all routes: | Routes from EDW |
More Information: | EDW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAU / SPJJ |
Airport Name: | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport |
Location: | Jauja, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'59"S by 75°28'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | CORPAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11034 feet (3,363 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAU |
More Information: | JAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
- The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
- With the end of the war, Fourth Air Force relinquished command of Muroc Army Airfield on 16 October 1945 and jurisdiction was transferred to Air Technical Service Command, becoming Air Materiel Command in 1946.
- The closest airport to Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) is Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NW of EDW.
- The furthest airport from Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,414 miles (18,369 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In the spring of 1942, however, the immense volume of flight test already being conducted at Wright Field, in Ohio, was one of the factors driving a search for a new site where a "Top Secret" airplane could undergo tests.
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
Facts about Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU):
- The furthest airport from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) is Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH), which is nearly antipodal to Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (meaning Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phnom Penh International Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- Because of Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport's high elevation of 11,034 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JAU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JAU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) W of JAU.
- Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) currently has only 1 runway.