Nonstop flight route between Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR), Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,613 miles (or 5,815 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 Santa Rosa International Airport and Edwards Air Force 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 Santa Rosa International Airport and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR):

• Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Santa Rosa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Rosa International 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 "Santa Rosa International Airport", another name for ETR is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Santa Rosa".
• The closest airport to Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of ETR.
• The furthest airport from Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) is Sitiawan Airport (SWY), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Rosa International Airport (meaning Santa Rosa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sitiawan Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Perak, Malaysia.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
• Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base, Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards.
• 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 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.
• On the afternoon of 7 December 1941, the 41st Bombardment Group and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron moved to Muroc from Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Arizona with a collection of B-18 Bolos, an A-29 Hudson and B-25 Mitchells.
• Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
• 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.