Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Bilaspur Airport (PAB), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,293 miles (or 13,346 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 Bilaspur 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 Bilaspur 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: | PAB / VABI |
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Location: | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°59'17"N by 82°6'39"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAB |
More Information: | PAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force.
- It is the home of the Air Force Test Center and is the Air Force Materiel Command center of excellence for conducting and supporting research and developmental flight test and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to combat.
- 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.
- The North Base is located at the north-west corner of Rogers Lake and is the site of the Air Force's most secret test programs at Edwards.
- 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.
- 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.
- Four months later on 10 February 1948, Muroc AAF was re-designated Muroc Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military service.
Facts about Bilaspur Airport (PAB):
- Because of Bilaspur Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Bilaspur 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bilaspur Airport", another name for PAB is "बिलासपुर हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Bilaspur Airport (PAB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,629 miles (18,715 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bilaspur Airport (PAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bilaspur Airport (PAB) is Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SSW of PAB.