Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Bearskin Lake, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE), Bearskin Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,847 miles (or 2,972 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 relatively short distance between Edwards Air Force Base and Bearskin Lake Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | XBE / |
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Location: | Bearskin Lake, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°57'56"N by 91°1'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 800 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XBE |
More Information: | XBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (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.
- The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 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.
- With the arrival of the Bell Aircraft P-59 Airacomet jet fighter, the Mojave Desert station was chosen as a secluded site for testing this super-secret airplane.
- Aircraft testing continued at this desert "Army Air Base", then on 8 November 1943, the base title was changed to "Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc".
- The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
- The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
Facts about Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE):
- The closest airport to Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE) is Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of XBE.
- Because of Bearskin Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 800 feet, planes can take off or land at Bearskin Lake 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.
- The furthest airport from Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,559 miles (16,993 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Bearskin Lake Airport", another name for XBE is "CNE3".
- Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE) currently has only 1 runway.