Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Libo County, Guizhou, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Libo Airport (LLB), Libo County, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,300 miles (or 11,749 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 Libo 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 Libo 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: | LLB / ZULB |
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Location: | Libo County, Guizhou, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°27'9"N by 107°57'42"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from LLB |
More Information: | LLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
- The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
- 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.
- Jurisdiction of Edwards AFB was transferred from Air Materiel Command on 2 April 1951 to the newly created Air Research and Development Command.
- 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.
Facts about Libo Airport (LLB):
- The closest airport to Libo Airport (LLB) is Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSW of LLB.
- In addition to being known as "Libo Airport", other names for LLB include "荔波机场" and "Lìbō Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Libo Airport (LLB) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Libo Airport (meaning Libo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.